Maalbeek
by Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis
Official selection 2020
Official synopsis
After a fascinating short film on the practice of swatting (an online hoax aimed at having the police intervene in the homes of video game players), Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis continues his exploration of our contemporary relationship to images. This short film tells the story of Sabine who, in a visually-saturated daily life, cannot recall her last traumatic image.
Biography and Filmography
Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis is developing a “cinématière”, i.e. a hybrid artistic practice that expands cinema to the field of contemporary art. His work questions technologies, memory, the virtual world and explores the porous worlds of images. His films “Swatted” and “Dark Waves” received several awards (Clermont-Ferrand, IndieLisboa...). He is currently working on a feature film, “Deep Fake”.
Perrine Prost and Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis
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Square Eyes
by Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis
Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis is developing a “cinématière”, i.e. a hybrid artistic practice that expands cinema to the field of contemporary art. His work questions technologies, memory, the virtual world and explores the porous worlds of images. His films “Swatted” and “Dark Waves” received several awards (Clermont-Ferrand, IndieLisboa...). He is currently working on a feature film, “Deep Fake”.