THE MEDIATING CAMERA: OPENING DIALOGUE AS KEY TO COPE WITH TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES
Sarah Mallégol
TUESDAY, 21.05. | 3–5 pm
Volkskundemuseum Wien
Laudongasse 15–19, 1080 Wien
Free Entry
In KUMVA – CE QUI VIENT DU SILENCE, filmmaker Sarah Mallégol returns to Rwanda, the country of her childhood, to explore the memories of men and women who experienced the 1994 genocide as small children. The camera becomes a tool to initiate a dialogue and the act of filming reveals stories that have long been hidden.
Mallégol explores personal memories, repression, and trauma work. In speaking about the unspeakable, she builds a bridge between the past and the present. In this way, the film, which relies on the power of dialogue as a form of healing deep-seated wounds, becomes itself a tool against forgetting and for empowerment. How does the camera influence what is said and how it is said, and how can we treat the experiences of others with care? In this year’s Film Talk, Sarah Mallégol discusses the methods behind the process in KUMVA – CE QUI VIENT DU SILENCE and speaks about the importance of memory work.
Talk in English.
In cooperation with
Film Screening: KUMVA – CE QUI VIENT DU SILENCE
KUMVA – CE QUI VIENT DU SILENCE
Biography
Following her film studies, Sarah Mallégol worked for several years as a programmer with festivals and art venues (Festival des Cinémas Différents de Paris,Festival Côté Court, Ateliers Médicis), also supporting artists and filmmakers on their projects. In 2016, she joined the documentary Masterprogram at La Fémis to develop her documentary film “Kumva Which comes from silence”. In 2020, she co-directed “Sakina”, a medium-length documentary (Festival Côté Court 2020).
