Glued & Screwed #26 • Nederlands Filmhuis Denhaag

Nafis Fathollahzadeh, Like the Glitch of a Ghost, O Porto

Glued & Screwed #26

If artifacts could talk, they’d have a lot to say—and not all of it would be nice. This edition of Glued & Screwed centers the theme Excavation through Suffering, featuring three short films that explore (colonial) suffering through objects, location, research, and archival material.

If artifacts could talk, they’d have a lot to say—and not all of it would be nice.

This 26th edition of Glued & Screwed, curated in close collaboration with Filmhuis Den Haag, centers on the theme Excavation through Suffering. The evening's program features three short films that explore (colonial) suffering through objects, location, research, and archival material.

Opening the program is the Dutch premiere of Xabûr (2023) by Nafis Fathollahzadeh, an exquisitely rich work tracing colonial continuities along the Khabur River from northeastern Syria to Berlin. As the program “settles” in Europe, we turn the lens onto ourselves through the intricate and painfully conflicting Like the Glitch of a Ghost (2023) by Paula Albuquerque, who hauntingly examines a piece of 1950s Dutch propaganda shot in Suriname. The film exposes the "supporting role" the Netherlands created for itself to justify the territorial dispossession of its colonial presence. The final port of call this evening is Brazil, with the 21-minute abstract documentary film O Porto (2013) by Clarissa Campolina, Julia De Simone, Luiz Pretti, Ricardo Pretti. The film slowly peels back the layers of a city haunted by progress. One port on top of the other. One city on top of the other.

Filmmaker and researcher Paula Albuquerque will be present at the screening for an in-depth conversation and Q&A regarding her film and the evening's subject matter.

Xabûr (Germany, Ireland, 2023, 30') by Nafis Fathollahzadeh

The film follows the journey of Tell Halaf’s archaeological collection from northeastern Syria to Berlin, tracing colonial continuities along the Khabur River. It addresses photography and archaeology as disciplines emerging from the colonial-imperial enterprise, critically engaging with the imperial grammar of institutionalized archives and examining how it can be recycled, reimagined, and rehearsed.

Like the Glitch of a Ghost (The Netherlands, 2023, 18') by Paula Albuquerque

Researching at the Eye Film Museum archive, Paula Albuquerque found a piece of religious/medical propaganda from the 1950s. Shot in Suriname, the original footage was meant to show the supporting role that the Dutch settlers created for themselves, establishing a regime of indebtedness and justifying territorial dispossession and biopolitical power dynamics in former colonies. 

Like The Glitch of a Ghost is a fake double, which introduces a glitch that actualizes the archive through a problem and affirms the vital sovereignty of those who were depicted as subaltern. It will haunt the Eye Film Museum archive, like ghosts haunt the images we are still learning to perceive.

O Porto (Brazil, 2013, 21') by Clarissa Campolina, Julia De Simone, Luiz Pretti, Ricardo Pretti

Rio de Janeiro as we don’t know it. O Porto shows us layers of a city haunted by progress. One port on top of the other. One city on top of the other.

Glued & Screwed

Short experiment on the screen

Glued & Screwed is a project by screening platform wysiwyg in collaboration with Filmhuis Den Haag. This film evening serves as a platform for experimentation by (young) artists, designers and other makers working with the medium of film. The films and visual language that are missing in the regular film landscape are given a stage here and offer visitors challenging experiences.

During a discussion with the makers in the hall or during the drinks in the cafe there is space for dialogue and getting acquainted.

Click here for more information about Glued & Screwed.

Regisseur Nafis Fathollahzadeh, Like the Glitch of a Ghost, O Porto
Land Duitsland, Iran, Nederland, Brazilië
Taal Divers
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Speelduur 120 min
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