Apparition

The past is always out of reach yet were always pulled towards it Ismaïl Bahris poetic film plays with this paradox We see two hands holding a photograph which is illuminated by strong light from two sides blinding us to its contents Only the shadows cast by the hands reveal what is hidden by the light a crowd gathering on 20 March 1956 Tunisias independence day A synaesthetic gesture where seeing is enabled by touch