Ghosts
| Memories are with us. They stand as objects from the past holding us in the present. We are unable to escape them despite the passing of time. As we attempt to elude history our memories always return and exist as truths in the present. The English poet Laurence Binyon poignantly evoked about the fallen of WWI: “Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn…We will remember them.” These words are today often used to pay tribute to the casualties of war, and in this vain “Ghosts” seeks to bring back the lives lost to armed conflict. Using a combination of footage shot with an actor on 16mm and original historical archive reels, the film looks to blur the lines between past and present. We may choose to look away from the truth, but the facts will always stand still before us. They are there holding our gaze to account. |
Country
United Kingdom
Category
European Experimental Film Earlybird Deadline
Runtime 00:07:30
Directed by
Katia Lom
English