If you would like to (re)discover the works from the GIV collection, WITHIN REACH by Phyllis Katrapani will be available online and for free from June 17th to 20th, 2021.
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WITHIN REACH, Phyllis Katrapani
Essai, Canada, 2006, 51:00, Anglais/sous-titres français
What do we bring with us from our homeland that remains in our possession? What do we discard? What do we pass on? Language, memories, objects that bear witness to past lives and often, to other cultures… What are the links between here and there, then and now, distance and proximity? An intimate journey in seven chapters, WITHIN REACH explores, through recollections, conversations and experiences, the questions of intimacy in art and the documentary filmmaker’s standpoint.
About the artist
Born in Montreal, Phyllis Katrapani studied at the Université du Québec à Montréal, the FAMU School of Cinema in Prague in the Czech Republic, where she directed her first film, Zatisi (Still Life, 1992) and the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Concordia University. She founded the production company, Île Blanche in 1995, and produced and directed Ithaka, a poetic medium-length fiction film. In 2002, she directed Home, an original feature film mixing both documentary and fiction genres, and Within Reach in 2006. Phyllis Katrapani also teaches film and is presently working on a documentary essay, entitled Génie du lieu – Glasgow.
