Topology of an Absence
Combining music and film, this work is based on archival footage from the 1920s captured in Lebanon by Pathé and Gaumont. “Topology of an Absence” proposes a new way to look at this archive, a hundred years after unnamed camera operators filmed the city of Beirut and captured bodies, faces, and eyes.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 2021 |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | Sharif Sehnaoui |
| Runtime | 30 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.0/10 (1 votes) |
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The film constructs a hypnotic dialogue between century-old archival images and a contemporary musical score. It relies on rhythmic editing to explore the gaze of anonymous cameramen and the silent stories trapped in celluloid.
What lingers after viewing is a profound sense of haunting absence and the elusive ghosts of history. This is a meditation on memory, not a lesson about it. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Sharif Sehnaoui
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Best experienced in a dark room with immersive sound, allowing the visual and auditory layers to fully resonate.
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