Mila Turajlić
Faire parler les archives des non-alignés

Deciphering a massive amount of research, connections and reconstitutions, the Serbian director Mila Turajlić reveals a slew of forgotten images, confirming the power of video as a tool in a political battle.

There are hundreds of forgotten film reels in the film archives in Belgrade, which Mila Turajlić has brought to life. Filmed in the 50s by Stevan Labucović, Tito’s official photographer, when Tito was “President for life” in Yugoslavia, these images document the beginning of the movements of the non-aligned. It was the Cold War and this movement included the countries who refused to participate in the East- West standoff, seeking instead a third path, focusing on the processes of decolonialization and independence. Onstage, Mila Turajlić comments on these archives, overlapping them with current statements by victims of war or authoritarian regimes. Faire parler les archives des non-alignés examines the political imaginations of the past and of today, adding an echo to the anti-imperialist ideals embodied in these images.

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En co-réalisation avec la rose des vents scène Nationale Lille Métropole