Project Detail

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

Production Status

Production Company

Sales Company

prometeogallery di Ida Pisani, Milan – Lucca

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