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Selected among others at the Architecture and Design Film Festival in New York, Toronto, Vancouver and Chicago, Rehab (from rehab) provides a sensitive and personal reflection on the design of care spaces in hospitals. Through the narrative of her own childhood spent in rehabilitation centers with her severely disabled father, director Louise Lemoine confronts her traumatic memories with the exceptional experimentation conducted at REHAB Basel by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. This film explores how well-conceived spaces can contribute to healing, blending architecture, therapy, and compassionate care. Each story, marked by fragility and humanity, creates a striking visual contrast and makes the film intimately touching. Rehab (from rehab) is a delicate work offering a fresh perspective on human vulnerability, masterfully translated into cinematic language.
“Powerful and moving!” - Wallpaper
“The new film by architecture’s pre-eminent filmmakers is an exploration of Rehab clinic for neurorehabilitation in Basel. The humanity and the joy in simple things — a garden, a breeze, the skylights which allow patients to enjoy views of the clouds from their beds — is abundant and allowed to shine through without words” - Financial Times
“A fascinating film that hardly seems to be about architecture at all, butl it’s an admirable attempt to show what architecture is really about. — Rowan Moore” - The Guardian
“Powerful and moving!” - Wallpaper
“The new film by architecture’s pre-eminent filmmakers is an exploration of Rehab clinic for neurorehabilitation in Basel. The humanity and the joy in simple things — a garden, a breeze, the skylights which allow patients to enjoy views of the clouds from their beds — is abundant and allowed to shine through without words” - Financial Times
“A fascinating film that hardly seems to be about architecture at all, butl it’s an admirable attempt to show what architecture is really about. — Rowan Moore” - The Guardian
Other festivals:
BARQ, Spain (2023)
ADFF New York, United States (2023)
ADFF Toronto, Canada (2023)
ADFF Vancouver, Canada (2023)
ADFF Chicago, United States (2023)
BARQ, Spain (2023)
ADFF New York, United States (2023)
ADFF Toronto, Canada (2023)
ADFF Vancouver, Canada (2023)
ADFF Chicago, United States (2023)
| Director | Ila Bêka, Louise Lemoine |
| Director of Photography | Ila Bêka |
| Production Manager | Nena Aru |
| Editing | Ila Bêka, Louise Lemoine |
| Colorization | Melo Prino |
| Sound mixing | Walter Amati, Fuji Studio |
In Partnership with
Session
• Centre Canadien d’Architecture
Thursday, march 21, 2024, 08:00 p.m. — 09:30 p.m.
Production
Ila Bêka
Italian artist and filmmaker. Ila Bêka trained as an architect with a degree from the IUAV of Venice and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Paris-Belleville. For the past twenty years he has been working in duo with the French visual artist Louise Lemoine. Together they experiment with new narrative and cinematic forms questioning how people experience, perceive and relate to space through an emotional, social and cultural perspective. Their films are regularly presented at international film festivals and biennials as well as in renowned museums and cultural institutions. Bêka & Lemoine have produced more than thirty films together, shot in twenty different countries, among which ‘Koolhaas Houselife’ (2008), ‘Barbicania’ (2014), ‘The Infinite Happiness’ (2015), ‘Moriyama San’ (2017) and ‘Tokyo Ride’ (2020).
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Selected films:
Big Ears Listen With Feet (2022)
Tokyo Ride (2020)
Moriyama-San (2017)
The Infinite Happiness (2015)
Barbicania (2014)
Big Ears Listen With Feet (2022)
Tokyo Ride (2020)
Moriyama-San (2017)
The Infinite Happiness (2015)
Barbicania (2014)
Louise Lemoine
French visual artist, graduated in art history from the Sorbonne in Paris. For the past twenty years Louise Lemoine has been working in duo with the Italian artist and filmmaker Ila Bêka. Together they experiment with new narrative and cinematic forms questioning how people experience, perceive and relate to space through an emotional, social and cultural perspective. Their films are regularly presented at international film festivals and biennials as well as in renowned museums and cultural institutions. Bêka & Lemoine have produced more than thirty films together, shot in twenty different countries, among which ‘Koolhaas Houselife’ (2008), ‘Barbicania’ (2014), ‘The Infinite Happiness’ (2015), ‘Moriyama San’ (2017) and ‘Tokyo Ride’ (2020).
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Selected films:
Big Ears Listen With Feet (2022)
Tokyo Ride (2020)
Moriyama-San (2017)
The Infinite Happiness (2015)
Barbicania (2014)
Big Ears Listen With Feet (2022)
Tokyo Ride (2020)
Moriyama-San (2017)
The Infinite Happiness (2015)
Barbicania (2014)
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