Taking the Camera Collectives within Collectives
We open this film cycle with the films Zone immigrée by the Collectif Mohamed and Weekend à Nanterre by the Collectif Weekend à Nanterre. Introduction by the artist Bouchra Khalili.
Participant
Bouchra KhaliliProgramme
Introduction by Bouchra Khalili
Screenings:
Zone immigrée. Collectif Mohamed, 1980, 34’, digital format, colour, France. Original version with Spanish subtitles
An investigation into the aggression of a young man by a bus driver is the starting point for this documentary, in which Collectif Mohamed talk to different passers-by about the cause and effect of certain forms of violence.
Weekend à Nanterre, Collectif Weekend à Nanterre, 1977, 90’, digital format, b/w, France. Original version with Spanish subtitles
One of the first self-representations of migrant youngsters on film, in which they narrate a weekend in Nanterre, the work is an adaptation of an eponymous play written by this collective. Collectif Weekend à Nanterre is a theatre group formed in 1975 in Nanterre, which subsequently toured France for more than three years. One of the first theatre companies of young migrants, the initiative gave them a platform from which to express themselves and claim their independence.
Introduction in French with simultaneous translation. If you have any question, feel free to contact us on 93 481 33 68 or by email at macba [at] macba [dot] cat.