BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:36@keepkarlsruheboring.org SUMMARY:The Archiveology of Cinema DTSTAMP:20260423T104738Z DTSTART:20250604T170000Z DESCRIPTION:As part of a workshop at the HfG Karlsruhe\, the artist Siska w ill be presenting\ntwo films that deal with archives and archaeology. The films are “In the Ruins\nof Baalbeck Studios” (2017) and “J€sus $aves” (20 24\, in progress). Through\narchaeological research and filmic codes\, Sis ka questions processes of\narchiving\, memory and historiography. An intro duction and Q&A round off the\nprogram. The film evening is a cooperation between the Blauer Salon and the\nDepartment of Scenography and Exhibition Design under the direction of Prof.\nConstanze Fischbeck.\n\n\n\n\nIN THE RUINS OF BAALBEK STUDIOS\n\nDirector: Siska | Germany\, Lebanon 2017 | 42 min | DCP | Original Version with\nenglish Subtitles\n\nThe story of this film project revolves around the biggest film production\nstudio in the A rab world\, and its lost archive. Located on Charles Helou\nBoulevard in t he east of Beirut\, the remains of Studio Baalbek\, a white villa\nwith op en doors\, broken windows\, and a garden full of wild plants and pine\ntre es\, appear like a lifeless place. But even though the once thriving\nprod uction house\, established in 1962\, fell victim to the Lebanese civil war \n(1975–1990)\, it has nevertheless left behind a treasure of an archive o f voice\nrecordings and films that still are famous throughout the entire Arab region\,\nspanning productions from Erbil to Amman\, and from Damascu s to Cairo. Negligence\nby the Lebanese authorities has led to mold growin g on parts of this archive\ninside the damp underground warehouses. Bayna Hayakel Studio Baalbeck shows the\nruination of film heritage in Lebanon\, navigated through the country’s cinematic\nheydays in the late 1960s and early 1970s – a period that witnessed a rise of\nEgyptian producers and di rectors moving to Lebanon to make films partly due to\nNasser’s nationaliz ation of Egyptian cinema.\n\n\nJ€SUS $AVES\n\nDirector: Siska | Lebanon\, Germany 2024 | 15 min | DCP | English Original\nVersion\n\nJ€SUS $AVES exp lores the archaeology of Hollywood and Arab fetishism in cinema\nand the e arly film industry. It is a reflection on how the influence of\nHollywood can shape our perception of ethnicity\, gender and power. I started\nresea rching and shooting 16mm films in Los Angeles. In the dunes near Guadalupe \,\nCalifornia\, halfway between San Francisco and L.A.\, Cecil B. DeMille built the\nlargest film set in history for his silent film The Ten Comman dments. The set\nwas called “The City of the Pharaoh”. After filming\, DeM ille had the entire set\ndismantled and secretly buried in the dunes. J€SU S $AVES takes this as an\nopportunity to explore themes such as cultural a ppropriation and belonging. URL:https://keepkarlsruheboring.org/event/the-archiveology-of-cinema GEO:49.0021;8.38367 LOCATION:Blauer Salon - 15\, Lorenzstraße\, Beiertheimer Feld\, Südweststad t\, Karlsruhe\, Baden-Württemberg\, 76135\, Deutschland STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Decoloniality,Film,Politics X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

As part of a workshop at the HfG Karlsruhe, the artist Siska will be presenting two films that deal with archives and archaeology. The films are “In the Ruins of Baalbeck Studios” (2017) and “J€sus $aves” (2024, in progress). Through archaeological research and fil mic codes, Siska questions processes of archiving, memory and historiograp hy. An introduction and Q&A round off the program. The film evening is a cooperation between the Blauer Salon and the Department of Scenography and Exhibition Design under the direction of Prof. Constanze Fischbeck.

In the Ruins of Baalbek Studios

Director: Siska | Germa ny, Lebanon 2017 | 42 min | DCP | Original Version with english Subtitles< /p>

The story of this film project revolves around the biggest film prod uction studio in the Arab world, and its lost archive. Located on Charles Helou Boulevard in the east of Beirut, the remains of Studio Baalbek, a wh ite villa with open doors, broken windows, and a garden full of wild plant s and pine trees, appear like a lifeless place. But even though the once t hriving production house, established in 1962, fell victim to the Lebanese civil war (1975–1990), it has nevertheless left behind a treasure of an a rchive of voice recordings and films that still are famous throughout the entire Arab region, spanning productions from Erbil to Amman, and from Dam ascus to Cairo. Negligence by the Lebanese authorities has led to mold gro wing on parts of this archive inside the damp underground warehouses. Bayn a Hayakel Studio Baalbeck shows the ruination of film heritage in Lebanon, navigated through the country’s cinematic heydays in the late 1960s and e arly 1970s – a period that witnessed a rise of Egyptian producers and dire ctors moving to Lebanon to make films partly due to Nasser’s nationalizati on of Egyptian cinema.

J€SUS $AVES

Director: Siska | Lebanon , Germany 2024 | 15 min | DCP | English Original Version

J€SUS $AVES explores the archaeology of Hollywood and Arab fetishism in cinema and th e early film industry. It is a reflection on how the influence of Hollywoo d can shape our perception of ethnicity, gender and power. I started resea rching and shooting 16mm films in Los Angeles. In the dunes near Guadalupe , California, halfway between San Francisco and L.A., Cecil B. DeMille bui lt the largest film set in history for his silent film The Ten Commandment s. The set was called “The City of the Pharaoh”. After filming, DeMille ha d the entire set dismantled and secretly buried in the dunes. J€SUS $AVES takes this as an opportunity to explore themes such as cultural appropriat ion and belonging.

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