Palimpsests
Palimpsestes
Synopsis
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.
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige
- Original Title
- Palimpsestes
- Country of Origin
- France, Lebanon
- Spoken Languages
- Arabic
- Runtime
- 13m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige
Talal Khoury, Joe Saade, Khalil Joreige, Julien Hirsch
Tina Baz
Department Leadership Roster
Joana Hadjithomas
Director
Khalil Joreige
Director
Tina Baz
Editor
Talal Khoury
Director of Photography
Joe Saade
Director of Photography
Khalil Joreige
Director of Photography
Julien Hirsch
Director of Photography
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for Palimpsests.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Palimpsests
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What is Palimpsests about?
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.
Who directed Palimpsests?
Palimpsests was directed by Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige.
Who stars in Palimpsests?
The principal cast of Palimpsests includes Not specified.
When was Palimpsests released and how long is it?
Palimpsests was released in 2017 with a total runtime of 13m.