The Forgotten Space

Synopsis

“The Forgotten Space” explores the sea: the forgotten space of our modern times where globalization and the present financial crisis become visible in the most pressing way. The film follows the container as it transforms urban space and countryside, bringing the sea into the interior in search of labour and customers. We visit three continents looking at the effects of globalisation and we find them in the port of Rotterdam, the village of Doel, around the port of Los Angeles, Hong Kong and the new economic zones of Southern China. And what about Bilbao? Is the container a “Pandora’s box”?

Director Biography

Since the early 1970s Allan Sekula’s works with photographic sequences, texts, slide shows and sound recordings.
Noel Burch
Born in the USA, Noel has been living in France since 1951. He graduated from the Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinematographiques in 1954. Known for his theoretical writings, he positioned himself as a film-maker.