Not Our Darkness
"The history of the Gdansk Shipyard as a setting to explore Walter Benjamin’s ‘dialectical image’."
Originally released in 2009. Not Our Darkness is a feature film. directed by Adam Kossoff. At just 25 minutes, it's a tight, focused story.
Synopsis
30 years from the formation of Solidarity, 20 years from the introduction of democracy in Poland, there is widespread concern that the Gdansk Shipyard will be irrevocably destroyed through urban re-development. Using fragments of archive film from the popular struggle in the Poland, together with footage of the current destruction of the Gdansk Shipyard, Not Our Darkness is a poetic exploration of how memory, time and place interweave to form ‘image-constellations’; and how urban re-development threatens to obliterate the traces of past struggles.
Quick Facts
Director
Production Details
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- EN
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Not Our Darkness about?
30 years from the formation of Solidarity, 20 years from the introduction of democracy in Poland, there is widespread concern that the Gdansk Shipyard will be irrevocably destroyed through urban re...
Who directed Not Our Darkness?
Not Our Darkness was directed by Adam Kossoff.
How long is Not Our Darkness?
Not Our Darkness has a runtime of 0 hours and 25 minutes (25 minutes total).
When was Not Our Darkness released?
Not Our Darkness was released on January 1, 2009 in theaters.