Transkulturelles Ethnographisches KinoIna Schebler 60 Minuten
„Tripolis ist eine müde Stadt, es ist eine erschöpfte Stadt, es ist eine schöne, erschöpfte Stadt“ sagt Khalid, der zusammen mit seinen Freunden Mariam und Nazih ihr Leben durch eine marginalisierte Stadt navigiert. Sie streben danach, die Kämpfe der Geschichte zu überwinden und die Zukunft der Stadt, die sie lieben, zu gestalten.
„Trabolsi“ zeigt die Geschichte von drei Freunden die versuchen ihre geliebte Stadt nach Anschlägen wieder aufzubauen. Der Film gibt einen Einblick in die Welt der jungen Studenten*innen, zeigt eine starke Gemeinschaft zwischen den Menschen in Tripoli sowie die Stärke und Entschlossenheit der Einwohner*innen, die ihre Stadt nicht aufgeben wollen.
„Trabolsi“ zeigt die Geschichte von drei Freunden die versuchen ihre geliebte Stadt nach Anschlägen wieder aufzubauen. Der Film gibt einen Einblick in die Welt der jungen Studenten*innen, zeigt eine starke Gemeinschaft zwischen den Menschen in Tripoli sowie die Stärke und Entschlossenheit der Einwohner*innen, die ihre Stadt nicht aufgeben wollen.
It is a film that has been produced while considering ethnographic methods and ethics. It also often has an ethnographic audience in mind and thus usually exhibits a style that is different from other types of films.
The subject of the film followed the topic of my research and experiences I gained during fieldwork. I first chose my topic of research, and then while doing fieldwork, thought of a way to build on the knowledge I had already gained and expand the data collection through audio-visual methods. I also used the film as a medium to represent my research that could reach different audiences than the academic paper. The film was also one element to give back to the research participants and host community.
For 9 weeks.
I think it does not help the discussion much to think of the camera as creating either more or less distance between the researcher and the participants. It should be thought of simply changing the interaction – neither to the better, nor to the worse. I came there as a researcher and my role was clear to everyone. I also told them from the beginning that I would like to make a film. When I proposed my film idea after a few weeks, I asked my protagonists if they wanted to participate. There was a slight difference between meetings I specifically set up with the protagonists to film and everyday interactions that I filmed while spending time at my research site. In both cases, it was clear that that might become part of the film, but in the arranged meetings, the interaction was focussed more on bringing across a message.
A:I leaned a lot about audio-visual research methods, participatory filmmaking and of course my topic of research. One important lesson is that in my next bigger film project, I am going to work with a team. There is a limit to quality that a single filmmaker can achieve and it can be very stressful to deal with camera, sound and people all at once.
A: Yes. Through Trabolsi, I fell in love with long takes and I have many ideas for other films based in Tripoli.
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