Défense (La)

La Défense is a black and white 16mm film.
Taking its starting point in the district La Défense in Paris - a financial district with modern architecture - the work explores the surrounding architecture’s ideological and pragmatic effects in this cityscape.
Four different stories with no clear beginning or end are woven together and seeks to visualize the instabilities connected to architecture, finance and relations.
cast : Olav Benestvedt, Solvei Stoutland, Mélanie Smirou, Sjur Marqvardsen, Eram Sobhani and Mélanie Delpech
script : Per Schreiner
cinematography : Hilde Malme
sound editing : Rune Thoen
editing : Kirsti Marie Hougen
postproduction : Sement & Betong, Christian Berg-Nielsen
production : Marte Aas