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The unspoken words of the objects

Collective film (5’52s, 2014).
26 January 2014. Published by Benoît Labourdette.
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The unexpected little people of a movie theater.

Film directed as part of a conference hosted by Benoît Labourdette at the Ramdam Festival (disturbing film festival) in Tournai (Belgium) on January 26, 2014.

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  Collective films

Within the framework of professional trainings, educational workshops and other cultural activities, I regularly propose the production of collective films. Strong moments of group formation, sharing of imagination. Here is the principle: in plan sequence, the camera is transmitted from hand to hand, each person giving voice to an object, which they film.

More than 200 such films have been produced since 2010. Find some of them here.

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