Project Detail

Towards a Militant Conceptualism

Synopsis

Towards a Militant Conceptualism is a short hybrid film dealing with the political capacity of art in the contemporary world. The film explores artist’s experiences of protest, confronting agents of the State and questioning the origins of law. This is an open argument on political activism and its effectiveness with the proposition of art as a form of protest.

Details

Year
2013
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
12 mins 45 secs
Format
16 mm / HD
Director
Seemab Gul
Producer
Inesa Ivanova, Seemab Gul
Editor
Livia Serpa
Screenwriter
Seemab Gul, Mike Watson
Director of Photography
Andrew Alderslade
Sound
Robert Hart, Ania Przygoda
Music
Robert Hart
Principal cast
Gabrielle Dempsey, Samuel John

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Production Company

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