Abstract (2012) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 2012, Abstract is a histoire and documentaire film directed by Hito Steyerl, running about 7 minutes.

What it’s about. Abstract (2012) is a return to the contested narrative of Andrea Wolf’s death, with Steyerl traveling to Kurdistan in search of information about her friend's murder. The work links cinematic shooting and military warfare together, implicating Germany’s role in the operation. This has been screened in the past as a dual-channel work. But in this case it has been re-purposed by the artist as a split screen film. (KG) From e-flux: Abstract presents a scenario in which the violence of warfare and the violence of aesthetics twist around each other. The two-channel video visits the site where Steyerl’s friend Andrea Wolf was killed in 1998, but through a prism that refracts cinematic language against the weapons that killed her friend. As the site and circumstances of her death fold into the act of witnessing it from a distance, the ethical burden of identifying those responsible also appears to live and die with the debris that still remains at the site of the helicopter attack.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Abstract page.

If you liked it. Fans of Abstract tend to enjoy La Liste de Schindler, Il faut sauver le soldat Ryan, Tu ne tueras point and Green Book : Sur les routes du Sud.