Documentary Archives

6:30

6:30 is Larry Achiampong’s debut documentary short. Made over lockdown 2021, 6:30 is a subjective meditation on the intersections of national trauma, personal dignity and

MASCON: A Massive Concentration Of Black Experiential Energy

Think of Mascon: A Massive Concentration Of Black Experiential Energy as an audiovisual investigation into the gestures, geometries, grammars and geographies that compose the forms

Two Refusals (Would We Recognize Ourselves Unbroken?)

“Two Refusals (Would We Recognize Ourselves Unbroken?)” is an experimental film focusing on interwoven narratives around the mutual struggle against Portuguese colonialism between India and

3rd aye

The long-unawaited treacle-trequel of the “aye” heterology following the unfathomably suckercessfool prequel-equal-sequel, “i 2 aye” (over 40 awards at over 50 festivals in 1st 6

Glass Factory (Stekliani, 1972, Everyday)

‘After the factory closure, most of Vasily’s archives were destroyed by the looters. Only one can of film did survived – it was buried deep

Pyramid Schemes

“Pyramid Schemes” is a powerful treatise on architecture in eleven chapters. Narrated by a computer-simulated voice, the video opens with the premise that “architecture is

A mother horse and her young foal lay in a dry, dead field, this field is strewn with rubbish and plastic waste.

With Horses

‘With Horses’ (2023) is a rumination on living and dying on a damaged planet. In the film we encounter a newborn foal amidst a landscape

E-MINOR

E-Minor’s starting point is a linoleum tile depicting a clown’s face that existed in the basement of Hill’s grandparents’ home on Staten Island, New York.

N’importe Quoi (Extérieur – Jour)

The second part of the N’importe Quoi series, the first being N’importe Quoi (for Brunhild), also comprises footage of Brunhild Meyer-Ferrari at her home in

Prelude

“Prelude” is part of a series of very short videos that Medoidze is producing. This series employs both original and archival material, showcasing her distinctive

Being John Smith

“An autobiographical reflection on his unassuming name leads the filmmaker down a wayward path through family photographs, personal archives, and internet searches. Alternately wry and

Images Were Burning

A reflection on images of violence, the film strings together excerpts from Medoidze’s writing and archive footage. Filmed in the vicinity of Hotel Tbilisi, during

The Retreat

Exile as a space for transnational solidarity is explored through a discursive, community-oriented process of production centred around a retreat in the South of France.

Royal Debris

Located at 3005 Massachusetts Ave N.W. Washington D.C., the former embassy of Iran in the US has been shuttered for four decades. The vacant and

Girl in Grass

At the side of a field a girl sits bored, listening to the idle chat of bargain hunters. A camera is placed in the grass

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