2023
Screening Room
In the Screening Room, Sabzian occasionally presents online screenings of films, available worldwide for a short period of time. Films and videos of introductions, lectures and conversations that remain permanently available can also be found here.Dans la ‘Screening Room‘, Sabzian présente de temps en temps des films en ligne, disponibles dans le monde entier pendant une courte période. Les films et vidéos d'introduction, de conférences et de conversations qui restent disponibles en permanence peuvent également être visionnés ici.In de ‘Screening Room’ presenteert Sabzian af en toe online screenings van films, die voor een korte periode wereldwijd beschikbaar zijn. Films en video's van inleidingen, lezingen en gesprekken die permanent beschikbaar blijven, zijn hier ook te bekijken.
Jean Genet, 1950
1950
On the occasion of Sabzian’s tenth anniversary, Un chant d’amour (1950) by Jean Genet will be available for the 24 hours in our Screening Room on Wednesday 9 October from 12h00 (CET).
In this voyeuristic visual poem, prisoners locked in their cells are also trapped in their homoerotic fantasies. The film was not authorized for public screenings until the mid-seventies, its circulation mainly limited to circles of erotic and pornographic film collectors, as well as the experimental film world. Jonas Mekas was even arrested and beaten by the American police for showing it. Michael Koresky writes: “This silent, black-and-white short from 1950 is remembered too often for the scandals and legal battles it incited and not enough for its artistry, for how much tenderness, fear, and sensuality it conveys without a single spoken word.”
Available Films & Videos
