Speaking for the Dead

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Tension Structures
Streaming on Hot Docs at Home Thu, May 28, 2020 - Wed, Jun 24, 2020
Available until June 24
How do you build structures to withstand even the most devastating conditions without collapse? A disillusioned engineer travels through Europe and history seeking these ambitious constructions and the perfect way to balance immense opposing forces—in both architecture and society.
Film Info
Runtime:14
Copyright:2019
Country Listing:UK
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Festival Info
Festival Year:2020
Language:English
Accessibility:Partial Subtitles
Program Category:Shorts
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Peiman Zekavat
Producer(s):Colin Farley
Editor(s):Nick Bridge
Cinematography:Peiman Zekavat
Sound:Rob Szeliga

Description

This short film is streaming with Tension Structures.

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There are two sides to every story. Six days after the Grenfell Tower fire, filmmaker Peiman Zekavat finds the media and residents at odds with how the unfolding events should be framed and presented to the world. This insightful film offers a number of alternative narratives to this tragic event. Eileen Arandiga

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