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Reman Sadani
Walkout 1 (2020)
We are thrilled to be presenting Reman Sadani’s FVU-commissioned work Walkout 1 (2020) on FVU Watch this month. In the film, a mysterious sandstorm has permanently settled over a city of no name, obscuring the sky and becoming a daily reality for those living in it's shadow. Amidst unfolding events, a woman gathers a group of young people in an apartment; they represent the hope for the future, yet that remains unclear.
The assembled young people are also the involuntary subjects of a prophecy, passed down from an elder who was seized by an apparition of a youthful cohort walking ever-upwards towards the clearing sky. To pave the way for the realisation of that vision, the protagonists, following the lead of their female instructor, move large quantities of sand into mounds and slopes – each repeated ritual action steadily re-affirming the instructor’s indefatigable faith; each exhortation for greater effort after the latest attempt comes to nothing slowly spreading doubt amongst the group. Part physical theatre, part workshop polemic, Sadani’s film dramatises the emotions and tensions of what comes to be recognised as an unmistakably pivotal moment, where power is broken down, and allegiances start to shift.
Read artist and writer Adnan Madani's accompanying text, exploring the allegorical within Reman Sadani's Walkout 1, HERE.
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