Episode 7. How to Measure the World - Filmexplorer’s Video Essay Gallery

About this episode

The episode discusses curated video essays under the theme 'How to Measure the World' with guest curators from Filmexplorer.

Today's episode features the latest collaboration with the Swiss publication, Filmexplorer. For the second time, Filmexplorer has invited guest curators to select video essays to screen as part of their online Video Essay Gallery. In this conversation, Evelyn Kreutzer, Julian Ross, and Volker Pantenburg discuss three videos they curated under the theme, " How to Measure the World ." For more, visit filmexplorer.ch . The conversation centers on three works: Volker Pantenburg presents: capricorn sunset [a constellation] (2023) by Johannes Binotto Julian Ross presents: Constant (2022) by Sasha Litvintseva & Beny Wagner Evelyn Kreutzer presents: Xena’s Body: A Menstrual Auto-Investigation Using an iPhone (2024) by Occitane Lacurie Follow the show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Learn more at the pod's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Get the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Music by Ketsa.

People in this episode

Guests: Evelyn Kreutzer, Julian Ross, Volker Pantenburg

Topics covered

• video essays
• film analysis
• curation
• collaboration
• artistic expression

Keywords

• video essay
• Filmexplorer
• curation
• art
• film

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Filmexplorer, Ketsa

Books & works: capricorn sunset [a constellation], Constant, Xena’s Body: A Menstrual Auto-Investigation Using an iPhone

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