Les quatre récits d’Alice
Les quatre récits d'Alice
Myriam Jacob-Allard’s grandmother told the story of how she was carried off by a Wizard of Oz-like tornado as a child countless times. Told so often, its veracity declined. The artist sets out to find the truth her own way, querying memory’s subjectivity.
Also in this combined programme
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Once Removed
Bassel Abi Chahine, a self-described reincarnation of a dead soldier from the Lebanese civil war, recalls past details with remarkable precision. -
Wasteland No. 2: Hardy, Hearty
Captivating, handmade flicker film in which flower petals free themselves from melting ice cubes, setting hypnotically moving roots in motion. -
Single Copy
An experimental biography of Chung-I, one half of a once-conjoined twin, whose body is digitally scanned and cast in ceramic. -
Mariam Jafri vs. Maryam Jafri
A humorous tale of the journey a ready-made sculpture takes down the rabbit hole of stock photo copyright and image ownership. -
A Screen Test for an Adaptation of Giselle
The ballet Giselle reimagined as an ecofeminist thriller. Digital footage, VHS, animation and deep AI represent a newly hybridised world.
Film details
- Country of production
- Canada
- Year
- 2019
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 5'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
