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The Block

October 10 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The Block: film screening with director Maria Șalaru

Tuesday 10 October at 7.00pm

EMERGING VOICES SERIES

THE BLOCK
Maria Șalaru
Romania / 2016 / 60 minutes

From neighbourly disputes over garlic-heavy cooking to memories of Ceaușescu’s heatless winters, The Block explores the rich social and material universe of a Romanian apartment building. It follows the story of the block’s administrator, in his effort to mediate relationships between neighbours and maintain peace and order. In doing so, it crayons the rich nuances of the inhabitants’ everyday lives. The block comes to life as its inhabitants constantly reshape it to defy the passing of time, while its failing infrastructure encroaches on their neighbourly relations. This is a film about people’s homes, and the spaces in between.

Maria Șalaru will speak about the film, which she produced as part of her PhD in Cultural and Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford.

THE BLOCK is available for purchase on DVD and online from the RAI SALES CATALOGUE.

EMERGING VOICES features the work of student and early career visual anthropologist, filmmakers, artists and those who conduct research by practice with visual methodologies.

This event is free, but tickets must be booked. To book tickets please go to https://theblockfilm.eventbrite.co.uk

Location : Royal Anthropological Institute
50 Fitzroy Street
London
W1T 5BT
United Kingdom
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