In Flow of Words follows the narratives of three interpreters of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. They interpreted shocking testimonies from witnesses, victims and perpetrators, without ever allowing their own emotions, feelings and personal histories to be present. Contrary to their position at the tribunal, this film places their voices and experiences center stage.
In Flow of Words
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“ The mixture of a dry setting and a sensitive approach to the bodies perfectly conveys an empathic experience towards people whose neutrality cannot but risk suffering traumas.”
“ The mixture of a dry setting and a sensitive approach to the bodies perfectly conveys an empathic experience towards people whose neutrality cannot but risk suffering traumas.”
Eliane Esther Bots
Biography
Eliane Esther Bots (1986, NL) graduated from the University of the Arts Utrecht (NL) in 2008. She participated in the post-graduate program ‘Document and contemporary art’ at École Européenne Supérieure de l’image (FR) in 2012. In 2016 she graduated cum laude from the Master of Film at the Film Academy in Amsterdam (NL).
Her films have been screened and exhibited at (inter) national festivals such as ‘IDFA’ Amsterdam (NL), ‘Berlinale’, Berlin (DE), ‘Cinema du Reel’, Paris (FR), ‘New York Film Festival’ (USA), ‘International short film festival Oberhausen’ (DE), ‘Go Short’, Nijmegen (NL), ‘International short film festival Curta Cinema’, Rio de Janeiro (BR), Glasgow Short Film Festival (UK), Kassel Dokfest (DE), POLIN Museum (PL).
In 2017 her film ‘The Brick House’ was shortlisted for a ‘Golden Calf’ at The Netherlands Film Festival. She has been programming for the Go Short Film festival, Nijmegen (NL) and works currently as a lecturer ‘Moving image’ at the University of the Arts in Utrecht (NL).
Filmography
- In Flow of Words (2021), 22 min.
- The Channel (2020), 35 min (film performance)
- Cloud Forest (2019), 18.20 min.
- The Brick House (2017) 15.49 min.
- We can’t come from nothing, (2015) 30.52 min.
- Conversations (2014), 21.07 min.
- The Visionary (2013) 17 min. (installation)
- The dome & The cone of silence (2012) 16.50 min.
- The captain and the boy (2012) 9.14 min.
- Gulo (2011) 15 min
