Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind's 2023 FVU-commissioned film Familiar Phantoms features at BIFF on Saturday 30th August in a special screening at 7:30pm.
An experimental documentary about memory, history and trauma, Familiar Phantoms is inspired by anecdotes from Larissa Sansour’s own family history and childhood in Bethlehem, in occupied Palestine. Combining scenes filmed in a derelict mansion, Super 8 footage and private photos, the editing mimics the workings of memory, constantly revisiting the same imagery alongside new fragments in search of meaning – while alternating between storytelling and ruminations on memory.
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Co-commissioned by Film and Video Umbrella and the Whitworth, The University of Manchester in association with the Irish Museum of Modern Art with Art Fund support through the Moving Image Fund for Museums. This programme is made possible thanks to Thomas Dane Gallery and a group of private galleries and individuals. Supported by Arts Council England, Danish Arts Foundation, and Knud Højgaards Fond.
