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Black Bach Artsakh

2021150 minGdocumentary

Interviews with inhabitants of Nagorno-Karabakh from 2007 serve as the foundation for a re-evaluation of old footage and the effects of Bach's music.

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Ayreen Anastas,

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Interviews with inhabitants of Nagorno-Karabakh from 2007 serve as the foundation for a re-evaluation of old footage and the effects of Bach's music.

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Ayreen Anastasdirector

Rene Gabridirector

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Inhabitants of Nagorno-Karabakh reflect on their lives in 2007, a period marked by tension between two wars. Filmmakers Ayreen Anastas and Rene Gabri revisit this footage, utilizing a temporal distance to reassess the past. Their work draws inspiration from the cinematic techniques of Straub/Huillet and Pier Paolo Pasolini, intertwining their visual narrative with the compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach. The film runs for 150 minutes and invites contemplation on the interplay of music and memory.

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