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In this essay-like documentary, images, sound and music are combined very intensely with a hypnotic incursion into cities such as New York, Moscow and Istanbul. Amongst these is a city destined to remain unknown. There, time both goes by and stays still at once. The camera works like a magnet attracting the ephemeral lights that flash in the windows. Ultimately, it is life that director Jem Cohen (who made Instrument, about the band Fugazi) shows us. A Sunday walk through space and time. Produced by Patti Smith. Berlin Film Festival 2015.
Jem Cohen
Born in Afghanistan in 1962, his work can be found in important collections such as MoMA and the Whitney Museum. He had done several projects with bands and musicians, highlights of which include Instrument (1999), about the band Fugazi, and Long for the City (2009), with Patti Smith. Chain (2005), won a prize at the Independent Spirit Awards. Museum Hours (2012) was shown at festivals such as Locarno, BAFICI and SXSW.
