On December 21, 1989, from the balcony of the People’s House in Bucharest, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu gave his last-ever public speech. Broadcast nationally, the speech was interrupted by the roar of the protesting crowd. The transmission was cut off and the television station was taken over by the people. Four days later, Ceausescu and his wife Elena were executed. Compiled from 125 hours of audiovisual material recorded by both amateurs and news professionals, Harun Farocki and Andrei Ujica’s Videograms of a Revolution is an essayistic documentary that examines how this historical turning point was mediated and constructed through images.
Bucharest, 1989. From the balcony of the People’s House, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu gives his final public speech, before being cut short by a protesting crowd. Executed four days later, his downfall marks the beginning of a new era. An essayistic documentary that examines how a revolution was mediated through images.
Bucharest, 1989. From the balcony of the People’s House, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu gives his final public speech, before being cut short by a protesting crowd. Executed four days later, his downfall marks the beginning of a new era. An essayistic documentary that examines how a revolution was mediated through images.
Bucharest, 1989. From the balcony of the People’s House, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu gives his final public speech, before being cut short by a protesting crowd. Executed four days later, his downfall marks the beginning of a new era. An essayistic documentary that examines how a revolution was mediated through images.
Bucharest, 1989. From the balcony of the People’s House, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu gives his final public speech, before being cut short by a protesting crowd. Executed four days later, his downfall marks the beginning of a new era. An essayistic documentary that examines how a revolution was mediated through images.