Bonfires
Huge bonfires are lit by Protestants in Northern Ireland on July 12 each year, as part of the celebrations of the 1690 Battle of the Boyne. They are made from wooden pallets, tires, and garbage. To the Protestants, they are symbols of identity affirmation; to the Catholics, they mean arrogance and humiliation.
| Directors | Martin Bureau, Martin Bureau |
| Actors | L'équipe de Tënk, L'équipe de Tënk |
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First, build yourself, little by little, from bits of wood to pallets, rubbish, messages, flags, everything and yourself, and yourself and everything. One could say that making a film is much the same. To literally make fire with all kinds of wood. To wait for the light to ignite our gaze. To shape space through movement and sensual. To come closer, to step back. Zoom in, wide shot. Circle around, search for the best frame, unframe. Climb the hill as a child climbs the tower. Show. See. What better politics, then, than matter itself? That which transforms—from fire to ash, from the Irish to the Irish, and from the image to the spectator.
Rémi Journet
Tënk Canada's editorial assistant
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Français
6 mn
Language: Français -
English
6 mn
Language: English
- Année 2017
- Pays Quebec
- Durée 6
- Producteur Martin Bureau
- Langue Without dialogue
- Résumé court Each July 12th in Northern Ireland, the Bonfires light up the landscape, symbolizing identity affirmation for Protestants and provocation for Catholics.
First, build yourself, little by little, from bits of wood to pallets, rubbish, messages, flags, everything and yourself, and yourself and everything. One could say that making a film is much the same. To literally make fire with all kinds of wood. To wait for the light to ignite our gaze. To shape space through movement and sensual. To come closer, to step back. Zoom in, wide shot. Circle around, search for the best frame, unframe. Climb the hill as a child climbs the tower. Show. See. What better politics, then, than matter itself? That which transforms—from fire to ash, from the Irish to the Irish, and from the image to the spectator.
Rémi Journet
Tënk Canada's editorial assistant
-
Français
Duration: 6 minutesLanguage: Français6 mn -
English
Duration: 6 minutesLanguage: English6 mn
- Année 2017
- Pays Quebec
- Durée 6
- Producteur Martin Bureau
- Langue Without dialogue
- Résumé court Each July 12th in Northern Ireland, the Bonfires light up the landscape, symbolizing identity affirmation for Protestants and provocation for Catholics.
