SOMEWHERE IN TIME Explorations in Memory and History Courtisane Festival 2009. Gent, 23 – 26 April 2009. Curated by Stoffel Debuysere and María Palacios Cruz, in cooperation with Courtisane. “As we know, there are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things … Continue reading Somewhere in Time / Program
The Skin of the World PROPOSITIONS FOR A CINEMA OF RESONANCE In the context of Courtisane Festival 2024 (Gent, 27 – 31 March 2024) with the support of KASK & Conservatory / School of Arts. Curated by Stoffel Debuysere in the context of the KASK research project Echoes of Dissent. “The skin of the world… … Continue reading The Skin of the World
13 – 29 August 2021, Cinematek Brussels. In collaboration with Courtisane and Wiels. Curated by Stoffel Debuysere. (On the occasion of the exhibition of Isaac Julien’s new multi-screen installation, Lina Bo Bardi—A Marvelous Entanglement, as part of the group show Risquons-Tout at WIELS, Courtisane and CINEMATEK planned to present a selection of Julien’s single-screen films … Continue reading ARTIST IN FOCUS: Isaac Julien
Start from zero For a brief moment, the world was on fire. Impossible to say how and when the spark was lit, but we know the air had been thick with tense anticipation for quite some time, and it wasn’t long before the flames were crackling all over. What was felt during the ‘long 1968’ … Continue reading Notes on Militant Cinema (1967-1977)
The Fire Next Time Afterlives of the militant image 3-4 April 2014. KASKcinema, KIOSK & Minard, Gent, Belgium “The impossible is the least that one can demand.” – James Baldwin There was a time when cinema was believed to make a difference, to be able to act as a weapon in struggle, to operate as … Continue reading The Fire Next Time