2021 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival

'True Stories' (Short Doc Block) & Filmmaker Talkback

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What if one language just isn’t enough? Featuring her acclaimed works at the 2019 Whitney Biennial, rising young artist Meriem Bennani chronicles a recent set of ambitious video installation works, unpacking her uniquely humorous and political mix of digital animation, documentary footage, and interactive sculpture. Originally from Morocco, New York City-based Bennani explains how “being here for ten years and being English [as a] second language, and feeling like I’m losing a little bit of my first language…I’ve found that developing this practice that pulls from so many different languages of TV, cinema, sculpture and installation, mixing it all together has allowed me to hit the right note, in my own way.”

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    8 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Nick Ravich, Danielle Brock
  • Cinematographer
    Jarred Altermann
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