WORKSHOP:
Queering the Celluloid - Through Re-photography - With Elian Mikkola (FREE)
As part of Qaleidoscope Queer Film and Performance on Tour 2026 - Nordic - this workshop will be offered in Tromsø only.
This two-day workshop will be facilitated by experimental filmmaker and green “scientist” Elian Mikkola.
TROMSØ
POLAR FILM LAB (Kysten, Tromsø Fylkeskultursenter · Strandvegen 95)
DAY 1: Wednesday, April 29 - 14:00 to 19:00
DAY 2: Thursday, April 30 - 14:00 to 19:00
- Workshop will be conducted in English
In recent decades, experimental filmmakers have explored eco-conscious approaches to
analog filmmaking. Experimental filmmakers are leading the way by using eco-friendly recipes
that combine ingredients such as plants, berries, wine, or vegetables with vitamin C and
washing soda. Additionally, the act of physically manipulating analog found footage has been a
long-standing tradition of experimental filmmaking, albeit dominated by white, heterosexual
cis-male filmmakers.
As a part of this workshop, participants will be encouraged to take this tradition into their own hands - allowing QTBIPOC and LGBTQIA2 bodies to interrupt/disrupt existing images and narratives on the celluloid and take ownership and reconstruct a new narrative, all within an eco-processing framework. This iteration of the workshop series will focus on DIY methods for rephotographing existing footage onto 16mm film and on creative in-camera manipulations.
Workshop structure:
DAY 1: 16 mm In-Camera editing and Re-photography
- Intro to different methods and techniques for hybrid re-photography using a computer screen/digital projector and the Bolex.
DAY 2: Eco-Developing 16mm film
- Hand-processing with lomo tank and/or buckets & eco-chemistry.
Ultimately, the goals of the workshop are to bring awareness and access to local filmmaking communities about analog filmmaking in a safe and environmentally conscious manner and to reconstruct, through manipulation of found footage, QTBIPOC and LGBTQIA2 narratives.
Space is limited - Register Early