Le Film des visages
Frank Smith, 2016
Drawing on a demonstration held in Alexandria in 2010 to protest against the regime of President Moubarak and the death of the young activist Khaled Saeed, the artist reflects on the faces of revolt. Going beyond the duality between crowd and individual, Le Film des visages tracks the gestures of a new people in motion, and probes the face as a sensitive, insurrectional surface.
An experience dedicated to Chantal Akerman.
LE FILM DES VISAGES
A film by Frank Smith
With Garance Clavel (voice) and Sapho (singing)
Original music Philippe Langlois
Digital set-up Fabien Zocco
Archive footage Mohamad El-Hadidi & Mayye Zayed
Image and editing Arnold Pasquier
Sound and mixing Ivan Gariel
50′, 2016
A commission from the Centre Pompidou
This project was selected by the patronage committee of the Fondation Nationale des Arts Graphiques et Plastiques, which gave it its support
Production & distribution: Clément Postec (RIFT) & Les films du Zigzag
With the participation of DICRéAM
In association with the Centre Pompidou, Hors Pistes
The text Le Film du visage is published by éditions Plaine Page