Architecture Film Festival London 2021

[OPEN CALL] AWARDED FILMS 2021

Expired June 27, 2021 10:30 PM
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6 films in package
THE PROPOSAL
In an attempt to resurrect Barragán's life and art, boundary redefining artist Jill Magid creates a daring proposition that becomes a fascinating artwork in itself - a high-wire act of negotiation that explores how far an artist will go to democratize access to art.
THE TOWER OF A FORGOTTEN INDIA
Exploring the politics behind architectural heritage and conservation and the notion that the state acts as the custodian of culture, ‘The Tower of a Forgotten India’ follows the story of ‘The Architect’, a man desperately trying to save the nation’s past.
BAB SEBTA
Bab Sebta is a series of reconstructions of situations observed in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave on Moroccan soil. This place is the scene of a traffic of manufactured goods and sold at a discount. Thousands of people work there every day.
HUMANITAS EX MACHINA [HUMANITY FROM THE MACHINE]
In these strange times where we must find communion in isolation and where our sense of touch is denied, how do we fulfill our innate desires to connect with each other?
Closed captions available
THE MODERN HOUSE: NITHURST FARM
The Modern House exploring the far-reaching ideas and references that informed the convention-defying design of the house, as well as the intimate realities of daily life in the space, one year on.
Closed captions available
13 SQUARE METERS
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.
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In these strange times where we must find communion in isolation and where our sense of touch is denied, how do we fulfill our innate desires to connect with each other? This film is the culmination of a student architecture project, which explores this question and the virtual realm, by proposing speculative 'body devices' which may simulate senses and space onto our bodies. The film blends the techniques of installation, projection, photogrammetry, performance and poetry to tell the stories of how people may come together in a post-pandemic future, of how 'humanity' may be attained from 'the machine'. We hope you enjoy 'Humanitas Ex Machina'.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    8 minutes
  • Country
    United Kingdom
  • Rating
    Suitable for all audiences
  • Director
    Kanto Maeda & Uwais Hafizal
  • Screenwriter
    Kanto Maeda, Uwais Hafizal
  • Producer
    Kanto Maeda
  • Cast
    Kanto Maeda, Uwais Hafizal, Moira Geddes
  • Cinematographer
    Kanto Maeda, Uwais Hafizal
  • Editor
    Kanto Maeda, Uwais Hafizal
  • Animator
    Kanto Maeda, Uwais Hafizal
  • Sound Design
    Kanto Maeda, Uwais Hafizal
  • Music
    Rousseau, Bill Evans