Cinematography
In Blue Orchids, Johan Grimonprez creates a double portrait of two experts situated on opposite ends of the same issue—the global arms trade. The stories of Chris Hedges, a former New York Times war correspondent, and Riccardo Privitera, arms and equipment dealer for the now-defunct Talisman Europe Ltd, provide an unusual and disturbing context for shocking revelations about the industry of war. While interviewing Privitera and Hedges for Grimonprez’s recently released feature Shadow World (2016), it became clear that the two men were describing the same anguish and trauma, but from paradoxical perspectives. One has dedicated his life to unmasking lies, while the other has built his life on them. Both their personal and political histories gradually reveal the depths of suffering and duplicity, showing that the arms trade is a symptom of a profound illness: greed.
Director of Photography
영국 항공방위 산업체 BAE와 록히드 마틴사에 대한 조사를 통해 세계 최고위층 사이에 무기 거래가 어떻게 이루어지고, 이와 관련된 부정부패가 외교 정책에 어떤 영향을 미치는지를 다룬 다큐멘터리. 나아가, 영화는 무기 거래가 현재 우리가 알고 있는 국제 안보정세와 끊임없이 계속되는 전쟁의 국면을 어떻게 변화시키며, 이 같은 무기들이 우리를 어떻게 공격하고 미래 기술을 얼마나 위협하는지에 대해 경고한다. (2016년 제13회 EBS국제다큐영화제)
Director
The film is homage to the powerful spirit of the 12th-century West African warrior princess, whose presence is still felt by women living there today. Seeking to undo African stereotypes by looking at the professional lives of women in Burkina Faso, the film talks to a firefighter, a swimmer, a mushroom biologist, a mechanic, an astrophysicist, a rapper, and more – allowing women (all inspired by the legendary Princess Yennenga) to give voice to their own unique experience.
