In the framework of the Continuing Learning Program, IESAV organizes the “Found Footage Futures” – Exploring Analog Ghosts and Cinematic Experimentation Workshop, led by Chantal Partamian.

This workshop on found footage cinema explores the aesthetic and technical aspects of reusing archival images, focusing on the ghosts of analog media like VHS and Hi-8, while considering Lebanon’s media landscape of the past 40 years. Through re-photography, transfers, and glitch techniques, participants will create short experimental essays, investigating the artistic gesture and emotional responses embedded in these repurposed images.

Instructor’s biography

Chantal Partamian is a filmmaker and archivist. Her films, mainly made in Super 8mm and using found footage, have been screened and awarded at numerous festivals and are distributed by Vidéographe. As an archivist, she is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of reels from the Mediterranean region (Katsakh: Mediterranean Archives), while conducting research on archival practices in conflict zones. Her written work is primarily published in Hors-Champs.

Duration

20 hours (5x4hr sessions)

Dates

Monday March 24, 2025

Thursday March 27, 2025

Thursday April 3, 2025

Monday April 7, 2025

Thursday April 10, 2025

Time

From 4:00pm to 8:15pm

Language

English

Eligibility

Requires literacy in film editing software. Open to students, filmmakers, and researchers with an interest in experimental cinema and archival media. 20+ years old.

Location

IESAV, Human Sciences Campus, Damascus Road

Submission deadline

Friday March 14, 2025, at 12pm (Beirut time).

To fill out the application form, click here

For more info reach out to yara.nashawaty@usj.edu.lb