A Dangerous Film - AKOM Ensemble and Niv Evron

A Dangerous Film is a new film based on the re-editing of newly discovered archival film materials from 1948. The film is based entirely on one 16mm silent film-roll that was recently discovered in Tel Aviv containing several scenes depicting the activities of the Lehi paramilitary underground organisation. The film suffers from severe cellulose nitrate decomposition which make it brittle, discoloured and even turned parts into a brownish powder. These damages mark the passage of 70 years since the images were made cast a poetic point of view on the violent images. After continuous research on the origin of the images I edited them down and started to work closely with a musical composer to create a new musical score that will be tailored for the images and their constant decomposition. It will be recorded this coming February and added to the images.

The project is based on the discovery…