Liberty: an ephemeral statue

Original Title|Liberty: an ephemeral statue

37" | 2020 (Draft)

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An impressionistic memoir stemming from a personal account of a search for liberation set in the US during the early 1970s, Liberty: An Ephemeral Statute reflects upon post-'68 desires.

synopsis

Stemming from a personal account of a search for liberation set in the US during the early 1970s, Liberty: An Ephemeral Statute reflects upon post-'68 desires for emancipation, emigration, and education through an impressionistic memoir and portrait of the filmmaker's mother back home in Scotland today.
À travers un récit personnel de quête de libération aux Etats-Unis au début des années 70, Liberty: An Ephemeral Statute se penche sur les désirs d'émancipation, d'émigration et d'éducation de l'après-68. Le film esquisse un portrait de la mère de la cinéaste aujourd'hui de retour en Ecosse, sous le prisme de ses mémoires impressionistes.
Vertrekkend van een persoonlijk verhaal over een zoektocht naar bevrijding in het Verenigde Staten van de vroege jaren ’70 reflecteert Liberty: An Ephemeral Statute op post-‘68 verlangens naar emancipatie, emigratie en onderwijs aan de hand van impressionistische memoires en een portret van de moeder van de filmmaker, thuis in Schotland vandaag.

Credits

Aanvrager
Rebecca Jane Arthur
Contactpersoon
Rebecca Jane Arthur
Scenarist
Rebecca Jane Arthur
Regisseur
Rebecca Jane Arthur
Sound
Rebecca Jane Arthur, Jordi De Beule

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Experimental, Doc
Genre
Year of production

2020
Production status
Draft
Original title
Liberty: an ephemeral statue
Original language
English

Technical specs

Running time
37"
Aspect ratio
16:9
Available formats
Apple ProRes 444
Colour
Colour

Contact & sales

Contact

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Festivals & awards

Festivals

2021: FRACTO Berlin, DE; Festival En Ville, Cinema Palace Brussels, BE; Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de La Plata Buenos Aires, AR; Open City Documentary Festival London, GB; Berta DocHouse London, GB; Visite Film Festival Antwerp, BE; Alchemy Film Festival Hawick, GB; Punto de Vista

Awards

No award information available.

Partners

Co-production partners

ARGOS centre for audiovisual arts, Beursschouwburg

Supported by

Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Flemish Community Commission (VGC), Kunstendecreet, Sound Image Culture (SIC), Wallonia-Brussels Federation, WIELS Residency