Screening and discussion of the film 'Yerevan for the Time Being' by Lea Fröhlicher
6.15 PM
Screening and discussion of the film 'Yerevan for the Time Being' followed by a talk with Lea Fröhlicher (filmmaker) and Sarah Barth (Architect)
Moderation: Andreas Kofler (Curator / Deputy artistic director S AM)
'Yerevan for the Time Being' shines a light on the living situation and everyday life of people living in the immediate vicinity of a major construction site in Yerevan, Armenia's capital city. The documentary reveals how the residents survive in this precarious situation, how they defend their living space and protect themselves against gentrification or come to terms with it.
In this film observations on the construction site are juxtaposed with the living situation of three neighbors. The film also portrays people involved in the construction site: construction workers, the project architect and the site manager. In addition, the melancholy microcosm of their precarious living situation is revealed, which in times of gentrification must be defended.
Yerevan for the Time Being, Switzerland, 2021, 64 min.
Original languages: Armenian, French, English
Writer, director, photography: Lea Fröhlicher
Production: point de vue DOC
