Facing Forward
Synopsis
In reframing and re-editing existing ethnographic films, Tan exposes their anthropological underpinnings and questions the conventions of filmmaking. What is the relationship between the observer and the observed? How can one ever know another? The voice-over, a fictional dialogue taken from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, may offer an answer. The explorer Marco Polo and Emperor Kublai Khan are speaking about travel and looking back on the past, when Polo observes, “The traveler recognises the little that is his, discovering the much he has not had and will never have.”
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- Director
- Fiona Tan
- Original Title
- Facing Forward
- Country of Origin
- Netherlands
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 10m
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Fiona Tan
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Fiona Tan
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What is Facing Forward about?
In reframing and re-editing existing ethnographic films, Tan exposes their anthropological underpinnings and questions the conventions of filmmaking. What is the relationship between the observer and the observed? How can one ever know another? The voice-over, a fictional dialogue taken from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, may offer an answer. The explorer Marco Polo and Emperor Kublai Khan are speaking about travel and looking back on the past, when Polo observes, “The traveler recognises the little that is his, discovering the much he has not had and will never have.”
Who directed Facing Forward?
Facing Forward was directed by Fiona Tan.
Who stars in Facing Forward?
The principal cast of Facing Forward includes Owen Oppenheimer.
When was Facing Forward released and how long is it?
Facing Forward was released in 1999 with a total runtime of 10m.