The Video Essay 2026
Machine Eye
Alexander Melyan | 2026 | 5′ 35′
SYNOPSIS
The video essay investigates how the surveillant gaze
functions in Christian Petzold’s films both as content and
form. It engages with Harun Farocki’s work and reflects
on cinema’s inherent pull toward observation and control.
Program Information
Projected with En honor a Béla Tarr | THE SCREEN AS THRESHOLD: THE CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE AS PASSAGE | Machine Eye | Rivage de Sentiments | La condena de existir: la representación del existencialismo a través de los autores más influyentes del VGIK | An American Looks at Flamenco | Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Above the Clouds
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