Ramallah, Palestine, December 2018

synopsis

The incomprehensible clamour of loudspeakers, the honking of cars, the backs of boys gazing into the distance, fires, trash, deserted houses, and a group of soldiers inhabit a sensually saturated landscape dominated by functional chaos. The mosaic of micro-events with several visual planes is reminiscent of the paintings of Pieter Bruegel, with the difference that this is not a genre scene painted by the Dutch master. A single-shot testimony in real time, piece by piece, reveals the violent clash between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers on the West Bank. It depicts the mechanism of occupation, which cyclically closes in on itself and begins where it ends.

“By reframing, invoking the off-screen or playing with cuts or the duration of shots, the artist seeks to create spaces that allow us to regain mobility and critical spirit.”

Source: https://juliettelemonnyer.com/about

biography

Juliette Le Monnyer (born 1993) is a French filmmaker and visual artist based in Brussels. She studied film aesthetics at the Sorbonne in Paris and visual arts in Brussels and Copenhagen. Her debut film Ramallah, Palestine, December 2018 won the New Vision Prize at the CPH:DOX film festival.

film details

director:	Juliette Le Monnyer
producer:	Meiresonne Ellen, Juliette Le Monnyer