Pre-Image (Blind as the Mother Tongue)

Synopsis

As a member of the immigrant generation that illegally journeyed from Iraqi Kurdistan to Europe on foot, Hiwa K’s ‘Mirror’ simulates an experience of walking through foreign territory. Using an “object-sculpture” made of stick and motorbike mirrors which he balances on his nose, Hiwa K finds his way.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Experimenta Strand

Details

Year

2017

Type of film

Shorts

Running Time

18 mins

Format

Single channel HD video, 16:9, color, sound (with English language)

Director

Hiwa K

Producer

OpenVizor, Abbas Nokhasteh

Executive Producer

Abbas Nokhasteh

Editor

Steffen Martin, Ben Brix, Alois Späth

Screenwriter

Hiwa K

Director of Photography

Constantine Nissidis, Constantinos Hadzinikolaou

Sound

Steffen Martin, Alois Späth

Commissioned by

documenta 14

Image

Courtesy the artist, KOW, Berlin and prometeogallery di Ida Pisani, Milan – Lucca

Genre

• Experimental

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 6th November 2017