Still from The Dubai in Me, courtesy Christian Von Borries
Still from The Dubai in Me, courtesy Christian Von Borries
Dubai in Me Premiere at Architecture Foundation
Dubai in Me Premiere at Architecture Foundation
Dubai in Me Premiere at Architecture Foundation
SHIFTS's searching exploration of the impacts of globalisation, de-regulation and the free-market here gained a parallel illustration in the form of this essay-film from polemical Berlin-based conductor, musician, and filmmaker, Christian Von Borries, which we were delighted to bring to the UK for the first time, for a screening within the context of the exhibition.
The Dubai In Me (UK Premiere)
Combining shots of Dubai with footage from Second Life, real estate promotional videos, and quotations from French philosopher Jacques Ranciere on the nature of image-making itself, The Dubai in Me portrays boom-town Dubai, at its recent peak, as a theoretical object and product of free-market liberalism. An essay film with multiple narrators and techniques, which won a special mention at the 2010 Marseille International Film Festival, the documentary plays with subtitles, voice-overs, and the orthodoxies of documentary film-making, to create a unique piece – which in conclusion, suggests that the conflicts and forces creating Dubai, are found in Europe, and indeed in all of us.
Germany 2010, Dir. Christian Von Borries, 78 mins