We Began by Measuring Distance
2009 | 00:19:06 | Egypt | Arabic | Color | Stereo | 4:3 | DV video
Collection: Single Titles
Tags: History, Mental Landscape, Politics
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Long still frames, text, language, and sound are weaved together to unfold the narrative of an anonymous group who fill their time by measuring distance. Innocent measurements transition into political ones, examining how image and sound communicate history. We Began by Measuring Distance explores an ultimate disenchantment with facts when the visual fails to communicate the tragic.
Produced by The Sharjah Biennial Production Programme.
Prizes + Awards
Marion McMahon Award, Jury Prize, 9th Sharjah Biennial
Third Prize, Experimental, 2012 Athens International Film & Video Festival
Premiere
9th Sharjah BiennialExhibitions + Festivals
Seoul International Film Festival, 2012
Yamagata International Film Festival
Portland International Film Festival
Images Festival, Toronto
Video Dumbo, Brooklyn
Boston, Chicago and London Palestine Film Festival
Ann Arbor Film Festival
Rencontres Internationales
Chicago Underground Film Festival
Goethe Institut Cairo, Egypt
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