21 April
10:30 - 12:00
Musée du Léman
Free without reservation
Discussion in English
“Making a film is a moment of taking control, and after that, you do what you can,” said Sean McAllister - about his film *The Liberace of Baghdad* (2004). This act of taking control can lead to a kind of equality with the protagonists, but it always carries the risk of bending them to the artist’s all-powerful will. Under what conditions can the camera become a tool for examining otherness without distorting it, and allow those being observed to take control of their own self-representation?
Speakers:
Raphaël Cuomo & Maria Iorio (dir. Was Das Wasser erzählt)
Jona Honer (dir. Club Heaven)
Ahmet Seven (dir. For Life)
Jonas Spriestersbach (dir.
Meanwhile in Namibia)
10:30 - 12:00
Musée du Léman
Free without reservation
Discussion in English
“Making a film is a moment of taking control, and after that, you do what you can,” said Sean McAllister - about his film *The Liberace of Baghdad* (2004). This act of taking control can lead to a kind of equality with the protagonists, but it always carries the risk of bending them to the artist’s all-powerful will. Under what conditions can the camera become a tool for examining otherness without distorting it, and allow those being observed to take control of their own self-representation?
Speakers:
Raphaël Cuomo & Maria Iorio (dir. Was Das Wasser erzählt)
Jona Honer (dir. Club Heaven)
Ahmet Seven (dir. For Life)
Jonas Spriestersbach (dir.
Meanwhile in Namibia)