A Dangerous Film
A Dangerous Film
2019, 16mm film transferred to HD. Original Stereo soundtrack to be preformed live by an ensemble.
A Dangerous Film is based on the re-editing of newly discovered archival film materials from 1948. The film is based entirely on one 16mm silent film-roll that was recently discovered in Tel Aviv containing several scenes depicting the activities of Lehi underground organisation. Lehi was a Jewish militant paramilitary group operating in Palestine from 1940 until the foundation of the state of Israel in 1948 (also known as “The Stern Gang”). The film suffers from severe crystallization deterioration and decomposition which make it brittle and distorted. These damages mark the passage of 70 years since the images were made and cast a poetic point of view on the violent images.
A new musical score for a flute and a string quintet was composed and recorded by Guy Sternberg.
Film materials courtesy of Freefom Fighters of Israel Heritage Associasion.
