77sqm_9:26min
Synopsis
Known for how they merge artistic and politic practice, the Forensic Architecture collective took on the murder of Halit Yozgat, precisely reconstructing the minutes before and after the crime in their film 77sqm_9:26min. Which elements of Andreas Temme’s statements are true and which are not is the central question of the film, which was shown for the first time at documenta 14 in Kassel. Witness statements are compared and sets of movements reconstructed in a replica of the internet café, while a digital simulation shows how long the smell of the gunshots remains in the air.
The conclusions that can be drawn from the research form a damning indictment of the investigative and judiciary authorities.
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2022 - Forum Special Fiktionsbescheinigung
Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 29 min
- Format
- VR
- Director
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Forensic Architecture
- Forensic Architecture Team - Principal Investigator
- Eyal Weizman
- Project & Research Coordinator
- Christina Varvia
- Research
- Stefanos Levidis, Omar Ferwati, Ortrun Bargholz, Eeva Sarlin, Nicholas Masterton
- Filmmaking Post Production
- Simone Rowat
- Animation
- Yamen Albadin
- Research Assistance
- Franc Camps-Febrer
- Project Support
- Hana Rizvanolli, Sarah Nankivell
- Advisors
- Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Chris Cobb-Smith
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Forensic Architecture
Centre for Research ArchitectureDepartment of Visual Cultures
Goldsmiths, University of London
Lewisham Way
London
SE14 6NW
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