Media Forum Video Programs

HEURE EXQUISE ! non-profit association specialized in the promotion of video art and video creation, Mons-en-Baroeul, France
Program curator: Thierry DESTRIEZ 

“BERLIN : BEEN THERE/TO BE HERE”. 
by Claudia ARAVENA ABU-GHOSH.
Germany, 2000.
Kind : Art Video
Prod. : Claudia ARAVENA-ABU-GHOSH. 
Keywords : Allegory, Memory, Souvenir.
Summary : The personal experience of an immigrant in her encounter with the city of Berlin. She comes from a country where amnesia is a social disease and meets a city which is pervaded by memory.
Original version in Spanish with subtitles in English and French.
Time: 13 min 

“PLANETARIUM”. 
by Nelson HENRICKS.
Canada, 2001 
Kind : Art Video.
Prod. : Nelson HENRICKS.
Keywords : Allegory, Sound creation, Writing, Editing, Narration.
Summary : A whimsical science-fiction comedy soundtracked to a mix of pop music and experimental electronica, PLANETARIUM explores our current fascination with ufology, extraterrestrials and the future. A post-fin de siиcle ode to the death of utopia, this video contrasts the vastness of outer space with the capacity to imagine the cosmos that surrounds us and the universe that exists inside our heads. File under experimental. Play at maximum volume.
Image, text and voice by Nelson Henricks, Ed Wood, Chet Baker and The Ramones.
Music: Nelson Henricks

With the support of Conseil des arts et de lettres du Quebec, and the Canada Council (Media Arts Section)
French version.
Time: 21 min 

“FAUX PLAFOND”.
by Franзois VOGEL.
France, 1999.
Kind: Animation
Prod. : MIKROS IMAGE
Keywords Special effects, Space, Humour, Daily newspaper.
Summary: On a full moon night, a sleepless couple starts taking care of their flat. A domestic distraction and a fantastic journey under the starry sky…
Wordless.
Time: 5 min 30 sec 

“WORKMAN”. 
by Pierre Yves CLOUIN.
France, 1998 .
Kind: Art Video, Performance
Prod. : Pierre Yves CLOUIN 
Keywords: Body, Experimental, Sensuality, Video performance
Summary: I get hungry for dinner at eight. That's why this lady is a tramp.
Wordless.
Time: 6 min 

«OVERSIGHT”.
by Guerard CAIRASCHI.
France, 2001.
Kind: Art Video.
Prod. : Guerard CAIRASCHI.
Keywords: Sound creation, Japan, Nature, Poetry.
Summary: 
Wordless.