Melting friends

Collective film (4’32s, 2020)

7 March 2020. Published by Benoît Labourdette.

1 min

When images and objects close to the body lead to shared collective memories of important moments.

Film made as part of a digital training course to prepare for the direction of young people’s stays abroad (CCAS), led by Benoît Labourdette.

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The hidden side

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The unspoken words of the objects

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Rhysome

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Fast Forward

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Prison break

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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.