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In Vitro

Quebec Premiere

In Vitro

Larissa Sansour, Søren Lind

Arabic |
Subtitles: English
This film is part of the program Regards de femmes : Carte blanche à l’Institut du monde arabe.

In an underground enclosure built following an ecological disaster, two Palestinian scientists debate memory, trauma, exile, and nostalgia, as they prepare to resurface and replant the earth…
Other festivals:
Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland (2019)
BFI London Film Festival, United Kingdom (2019)
El Gouna International Film Festival, Egypt (2019)
Director Søren Lind, Larissa Sansour
Camera Anna Valdez Hanks

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• Cinéma du Musée - Auditorium Maxwell-Cummings
Sunday, march 17, 2024, 08:00 p.m. — 10:00 p.m.
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Larissa Sansour

Larissa Sansour

Larissa Sansour was born in 1973 in East Jerusalem, Palestine, and studied fine arts in London, New York, and Copenhagen. Central to her work is the dialectics between myth, fiction, and historical narrative. In her recent works, she uses science fiction to address social and political issues. Working mainly with film, Sansour also produces installations, photos, and sculptures. Sansour’s work is shown in film festivals and museums worldwide. In 2019, she represented Denmark at the 58th Venice Biennial. In 2020, she was the shared recipient of the prestigious Jarman Award (UK). She has shown her work at Tate Modern, MoMA, and Centre Pompidou. Recent solo exhibitions include Whitworth Gallery in Manchester, KINDL in Berlin, Copenhagen Contemporary in Denmark, Gifu Museum of Contemporary Art in Japan and EMST in Athens.

Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Familiar Phantoms (2023)
As If No Misfortune Had Occurred in the Night (2022)
In the Future They Ate From the Finest Porcelain (2016)
Nation Estate (2012)
Feast of the Inhabitants (2012)
Søren Lind

Søren Lind

Soren Lind (b. 1970) is a Danish author, artist, director, and scriptwriter. With a background in philosophy, Lind wrote books on mind, language, and understanding before turning to art, film, and fiction. He has published novels, and short story collections. His children’s books are translated into several languages. Lind screens and exhibits his films at museums, galleries, and film festivals worldwide. His work was shown at the Danish Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennial. Other recent venues and festivals include the Whitworth Gallery in Manchester, Kunsten in Denmark, KINDL in Berlin, International Film Festival Rotterdam (NL), and BFI London Film Festival (UK).

Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Familiar Phantoms (2023)
As If No Misfortune Had Occurred in the Night (2022)
In the Future They Ate From the Finest Porcelain (2016)

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