Sarah Vanagt
Sarah VANAGT (1976, Belgium) studied History at the universities of Antwerp, Sussex and Groningen, and attended the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, UK. Her short film The Wave (2012), directed together with Katrien Vermeire, received an honourable mention at IBAFF International Film Festival. With her niece Katrien Vanagt, she directed In Waking Hours (2015), which won the Audience Award at IndieLisboa. Every Tear (2018) premiered at Visions du Réel, and Divinations (2019) premiered at DOClisboa. The way children deal with history and war plays an important role in her documentaries, photography and installations.
Filmography
After Years of Walking (2003, short), Little Figures (2003, short), Begin Began Begun (2005, short), History Lesson (2005, instal), Les mouchoirs de Kabila (2005, instal), First Elections (2006, short), First Elections [v.1 – 2006] (2006, short), Ash Tree (2007, instal), Power Cut (2007, instal), Hoofd (2007, instal), Boulevard d’Ypres/Ieperlaan (2010, short), The Corridor (2010, short doc), Donkey Room (2011, instal), The Wave (2012, short, co-dir), Girl with a Fly (2013, short), Dust Breeding (2013, short), Boy Descending a Staircase (2014, short), In Waking Hours (2015, short, co-dir), Gastvrijheid voor vreemdelingen/Hospitality to Strangers (2015, short), De Ontwaring/Still Holding Still (2015, short), Schijnvis/Showfish (2016, instal), Galileo’s Marbles (2017, instal), Alle de tranen/Every Tear (2018, short), Divinations (2019, short)
More info: Sarah Vanagt
Sarah Vanagt at IFFR
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Divinations
An idiosyncratic collection of objects on adhesive tape is brought to life by an old magic lantern. What do these shapes and images tell us about the
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Showfish
With the help of a transparent fish egg, two cat’s whiskers and a small piece of copper paper, Sarah Vanagt tries to recall some of the earliest micro
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In Waking Hours (1632 – 1852 – 1978)
The installation version of a poetic film project that reconstructs in a domestic setting three key moments from the cultural history of the human gaz
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In Waking Hours
A 17th-century experiment is conducted in a darkened kitchen in Brussels. After prepping a fresh cow’s eye we witness the birth of the image.