Vesnice Namo panorama z nosítek

synopsis

Carried in a sedan chair, the camera moves through the village of Namo, translating the colonial traveller’s perspective directly into the movement of the image. The viewer follows the journey from a privileged vantage point as the inhabitants and houses pass through the frame. The tracking shot also reveals both the technique and the power relations underlying this perspective.

biography

Gabriel Veyre (1871–1936), a French pharmacist, photographer and cinematographer for the Lumière company, filmed in Mexico, the Caribbean, Japan, China and French Indochina. His films combine travelogue observation with staged scenes, while also revealing how early cinema shaped the European view of the world.

film details

director:

Gabriel Veyre