elles tournent at demarkten – EN

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ELLES TOURNENT … on the road

in DE MARKTEN: Power & Play
 

21. 08. 2014 BRUSSELS
21.08.2014  BRUSSEL – BRUXELLES – BRUSSELS
POWER & PLAY – filmscreenings
De Markten: Oude Graanmarkt 5 Vieux Marché aux Grains – Brussel 1000 Bruxelles
Logo De Markten
In the context of the exhibition POWER & PLAY (The Summer of Photography)  Elles Tournent have joined up with De Markten in a presentation of 2 film screenings (6 films).  These films address themes of gender and the representation of Woman-Man in contemporary society with humour and via a non conventional approaches to the subject matter. 

 
19:00 VIJF KORTFILMS – CINQ COURTS-MÉTRAGES
Griekse Tragedie EEN GRIEKSE TRAGEDIE
van/de Nicole VAN GOETHEM
B, 7’, 1985, Anim

ENG: Three scantily-clad female figures struggle to hold up the crumbling remains of an ancient Greek temple.

* Oscar: Best animation !, Annecy : Audience award, Valladolid: Golden Palm, etc…
Pashke and Sofia PASHKE AND SOFIA
van/de Karin MICHALKSI
D, 30’, 2005, vo, Eng Sub

ENG: An age-old Albanian custom that allows women to alter their social gender by taking the oath of a “sworn virgin”

* Berlin director Karin Michalski won a BBC award for most promising newcomer for her directorial debut.
Teaser: http://vimeo.com/50371841
Living without men LIVING WITHOUT MEN
van/de Luo YI
CN, 2010, 27’, ov CN, Eng Sub

ENG: At nearly 100, these Chinese women don’t regret remaining single, rather than submitting to an arranged marriage.

*2010: Seoul – Women Film Festival: Audience Award
Beyonce BEYONCE
de/van Lisa DREYKLUFT
D, 6’, 2013

ENG: An artist intervenes and Beyonce recovers her ‘natural’ body.

 

 

 
 Pussy Riot FREE THE PAVING STONE
de/van PUSSY RIOT
3’, 2013 vo Rus, NL ond, St Fr

ENG: Pussy Riot throw themselves into public places.
20:45
The Matchmaking Mayor THE MATCHMAKING MAYOR
van/de Erika HNIKOVA
CZ, 72’,  201, Eng sub

ENG: A Slovakian mayor addresses the demographic challenges in his village in an original and rather authoritarian manner.

*2011 Berlinale: Tagesspiegel Readers’Prize for the Best Forum Film

Ticket pour 1 screening: 4 euro
Ticket pour the evening (2 screenings): 8 euro (includes soup + a drink)
Exceptonally on the 21st the exhibition, POWER & PLAY will be open until 7pm (free entrance) Reservation : demarkten@demarkten.be or 02 512 34 25