1968, Photographic Acts

France
2018
fr
en [cc]
52'

Direction: Auberi Edler

Immersed in the melee of the world in 1968, in six photographic registers that underline the importance of the symbolic in our collective memory and the way it is shaped by political choices. Qualified contributors decipher iconic photographs of this pivotal year, putting them in perspective with present-day repercussions. Archival footage and an effective score recreate the era. A necessary interrogation of the photographic act, the impact of the image, and the repetition of history.

1968, Photographic Acts

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Synopsis

Immersed in the melee of the world in 1968, in six photographic registers that underline the importance of the symbolic in our collective memory and the way it is shaped by political choices. Qualified contributors decipher iconic photographs of this pivotal year, putting them in perspective with present-day repercussions. Archival footage and an effective score recreate the era. A necessary interrogation of the photographic act, the impact of the image, and the repetition of history.

What you will find in this film

Historical photographs • A chrono-photographic journey through the year 1968 • The importance of the eye • The strength of testimony • Historical crash, psychological impact • Collective violence • Social and societal struggles • The horror of war • The shift in worlds • The challenges of a photojournalist • Distance from the subject • What goes in this edition? • The importance of iconography • Keep your eyes open • Semantics and semiology

Keywords

Black & White Photographic instinct War photography Reportage photography Analogue photogaphy The photographer's eye

Photography is a technique that allows the action of light to create images. I see it as an act which, through light, allows us to reveal our shadows.

Auberi Edler Film Director

Film chapters

summary 02:15 Shocks

summary 11:55 Frights

summary 20:54 Rebellions

summary 26:45 Genocides

summary 34:27 Crushes

summary 42:50 Fights

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Further exploration

IN FRENCH
• Article in JDD on 1968, actes photographiques (August 2018)

• Debate on 1968, actes photographiques at the Visa Pour l'Image festival (September 2018)

• Debate in Le Monde on the film Clean Torture: An American Fabrication (November 2019)