Architecture Film Festival London 2021

Shortlisted Films Selection #1 R1

Expired June 4, 2021 11:00 PM
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In 2015, Berlin received thousands of refugees overnight. To accommodate them, new types of refugee camps called "Tempohomes" were constructed and new typologies of shelter were designed. In this short documentary, the notion of the refugee camp as a space of care and control is explored and gives a provocative perspective on the meaning of shelters today, and how their issues are linked to everyday architecture in cities and the production of mass housing. By juxtaposing the initial design of shelters to refugees rearrangements of space, the documentary questions the role of architecture: how can we offer displaced populations better conditions to dwell? Can shelters be spaces of care without control?? How can architecture empower people to express their culture, background and identities in camps and beyond? Within these camps, how did refugees navigate the meanings of a home? and how did the camp managers respond to refugees appropriations? The film 13 Square Meter weaves a tapestry of contemporary topics that deal with the ideas of displacement, space, and architecture while opening up the discussion on the similarities and differences between refugees shelter design and the production of modernist mass housing in cities.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    15 minutes
  • Country
    Germany
  • Rating
    Suitable for all audiences
  • Director
    Kamil Bembnista & Ayham Dalal
  • Screenwriter
    Ayham Dalal
  • Producer
    Kamil Bembnista
  • Cinematographer
    Joanna Piechotta
  • Editor
    Elyes Mahfoudhi
  • Animator
    Veronika Zaripova
  • Sound Design
    Paulina Sacha
  • Music
    Paulina Sacha