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THE RAFT trailer | BFI London Film Festival 2018

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In 1973, five men, six women and a 16mm camera drifted across the Atlantic on a raft as part of anthropologist Santiago Genovés’ unique ‘Acali Experiment’; a sociological study of human aggression and sexuality. Genovés appointed only women to the positions of power on the craft, believing that the group would soon descend into violent power struggles. Nobody, including (the questionably sexist) Genovés, expected the events that transpired over the three-month journey. Archive material, a reunion of surviving expedition members and dramatic recreations on a custom-built replica of the raft allow Lindeen to create a compelling portrait of an idea and era. His questioning documentary probes the tensions between dogma, experience, memory and emotions, and goes some way to restoring dignity to the ‘survivors’. Explore the LFF programme: https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI Watch more on BFI Player: http://player.bfi.org.uk/ Like us on Facebook:   / britishfilminstitute   Follow us on Instagram:   / britishfilminstitute   Follow us on Twitter:   / bfi   ...more
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THE RAFT trailer | BFI London Film Festival 2018
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In 1973, five men, six women and a 16mm camera drifted across the Atlantic on a raft as part of anthropologist Santiago Genovés’ unique ‘Acali Experiment’; a sociological study of human aggression and sexuality. Genovés appointed only women to the positions of power on the craft, believing that the group would soon descend into violent power struggles. Nobody, including (the questionably sexist) Genovés, expected the events that transpired over the three-month journey. Archive material, a reunion of surviving expedition members and dramatic recreations on a custom-built replica of the raft allow Lindeen to create a compelling portrait of an idea and era. His questioning documentary probes the tensions between dogma, experience, memory and emotions, and goes some way to restoring dignity to the ‘survivors’. Explore the LFF programme: https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI Watch more on BFI Player: http://player.bfi.org.uk/ Like us on Facebook:   / britishfilminstitute   Follow us on Instagram:   / britishfilminstitute   Follow us on Twitter:   / bfi  

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