“Le cinéma est fasciné par lui-même comme objet perdu tout comme il (et nous) sommes fascinés par le réel comme référentiel en perdition.” — Jean Baudrillard, ‘Simulacres et Simulation’ Lately I’ve been doing some research on the recycling of images, mainly focussing of filmmakers who use pre-existing footage to explore how time, memory and perception … Continue reading Adam Curtis’ Alarm-Clock films
Watch how copyright law is re-writing history, starting with the Civil Rights documentary “Eyes on the Prize,” which has been out of print because of legal trap doors and outrageously expensive licensing fees. Due to the film’s heavy saturation with archival footage and images, its licenses were extremely expensive. The filmmakers could only afford temporally … Continue reading Eyes on the Fair Use of the Prize
with David Toop and Els Opsomer Ken Jacobs and Aki Onda Flo Jacobs and Charlemagne Palestine Palestine, Onda, Xavier-Garcia Bardon and Mark Webber A representative of co-producer BOZAR cinema Johan Grimonprez and Fredji Tetuzi Akiyama Steve Reinke Laura Mulvey Steve Reinke and David Claerbout – twins re-united!!