Forum 25 June 16, 20.30

Eye - Cinema 2

At the beginning of this year Dorian de Rijk (visual artist, filmmaker and MA student) experienced political censorship first hand. She was asked to show her essay film Winging It at the exhibition called Post-Peace in Istanbul, curated by Katia Krupennikova. Winging It, is about what happens when fear becomes an environment. How can you stay alert 24/7 and to what extent is fear used as a tool by the government to stay in power? It shows the impossibility of total control. The Post-Peace show got cancelled days before the opening.

Needless to say that this example of censorship doesn’t stand alone. That’s why Dorian de Rijk and the Master of Film are organizing ‘Free to Censor’– a forum pairing young and seasoned filmmakers and artists to discuss contemporary issues of censorship and freedom of speech. What does contemporary censorship look like? How do you deal with it as a maker? How does it influence your work? How can you defend the space for art while at the same time keeping focus on the content of your project? What information do you share about yourself and your work and where?

These are some of the questions raised during an evening of panel discussions moderated by Chris Keulemans followed by presentations of international experts and researchers amongst others Devin Kenny (US). The forum will take place as part of the Master of Film Graduation show in Eye (24 – 29 June). Confirmed guests: Kadir van Lohuizen, Kuba Mirkuda (Poland), Esra Piké (Turkey), Ibrahim Quraishi (US) and Karin Spaink (NL). 

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