Palimpsestes
This film is from the project Unconformities, comprised of artworks made up from the material of surveyed land, extracted from coring construction sites in Paris, Athens and Beirut. These cores bare their "unconformities"—temporal ruptures, natural disasters, geological movements—in full view, revealing a constant cycle of construction and deconstruction that is the defining feature of civilisations past and present, with each using the stones of the last. History appears not as layers but as actions, a kind of palimpsest mixing epochs and civilizations. These poetic recompositions question the dominant forms of narrating and representing history, but also address debates around the Anthropocene.
2017 · Documentary · France, Lebanon
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This film is from the project Unconformities, comprised of artworks made up from the material of surveyed land, extracted from coring construction sites in Paris, Athens and Beirut. These cores bare their "unconformities"—temporal ruptures, natural disasters, geological movements—in full view, revealing a constant cycle of construction and deconstruction that is the defining feature of civilisations past and present, with each using the stones of the last. History appears not as layers but as actions, a kind of palimpsest mixing epochs and civilizations. These poetic recompositions question the dominant forms of narrating and representing history, but also address debates around the Anthropocene.
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About this movie
Palimpsestes (2017) is a movie on MEDIACAST.
Country: France, Lebanon. Genre: Documentary. Year: 2017.
Director: Khalil Joreige.
Starring: Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige.
Plot: This film is from the project Unconformities, comprised of artworks made up from the material of surveyed land, extracted from coring construction sites in Paris, Athens and Beirut. These cores bare their "unconformities"—temporal ruptures, natural disasters, geological movements—in full view, revealing a constant cycle of construction and deconstruction that is the defining feature of civilisations past and present, with each using the stones of the last. History appears not as layers but as actions, a kind of palimpsest mixing epochs and civilizations. These poetic recompositions question the dominant forms of narrating and representing history, but also address debates around the Anthropocene.
Available in the MEDIACAST catalog on the web and official apps after you sign in.
Frequently Asked Questions
What year was Palimpsestes released?
Palimpsestes was released in 2017.
Who starred in Palimpsestes?
Palimpsestes stars Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige.
Where can I watch Palimpsestes?
Available in the MEDIACAST catalog on the web and official apps after you sign in.