Event overview
A screening of the experimental film 'Acropolis' followed by Q&A with the director, Eva Stefani.
Acropolis
Duration: 25'
Director: Eva Stefani
Production: Greek Film Center
https://www.filmfestival.gr/en/movie-tiff/movie/7788
Synopsis: This experimental film explores the significance of Greece’s national symbol, the Acropolis, in the creation of national identity and collective memory. The film draws a parallel between the Parthenon (the “temple of the virgins,” as is the meaning of the monument’s ancient name) and the female body; intertwining super 8 found footage with archive material from state rituals and official celebrations set on the foothills of the sacred rock, worn-out images from 1960s stag films and well-preserved newsreels and medical films, field recordings and sound bites from radio broadcasts, bourgeois songs, or even the recording of the national anthem, the artist stitches the pieces of this unsettling collage with a confessional, first-person voice-over of an old soul that tries to reclaim her story.
Eva Stefani is a film director and visual artist. Her cinematic work consists of short experimental and observational documentaries. Her films have been screened and awarded in international festivals (Cinema du Reel, Oberhausen, Idfa, Europe autour de l’ Europe etc) and there have been various retrospectives of her work in art venues and festivals around the world. Her work has been exhibited in international exhibitions, such as Documenta14 and the Venice Biennale 2019. She is a professor in the Department of Communication and Media at the School of Communication and Media at the University of Athens. Her latest feature film is Days and Nights with Demetra K. (2021). https://evastefani.tumblr.com/
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 29 Jan 2024 | 5:00pm - 7:00pm |
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