Film
Doppelgängers³
Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian • US/UK 2024 • 73min
OF+enUT • DCP • Austrian premiere
03.04.2025, 20:00 Leokino Talk (Q&A) with Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian • Reservations possible from March 19, 2025
»Borders have just disappeared. Madness is everywhere.«
Throw away all common sense and tap into your madness as you follow Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian – a London-based artist and educator of Armenian and Algerian descent – on a fascinating journey to build a new civilization on the moon. Along with her doppelgängers, Myriam and Lucia, Nelly challenges us to defy power structures and reject planetary exploitation by letting go of the constraints of borders, gender, and religion to embrace what diversity could be in the vast landscape of our imaginations.
A visual and sonic experience with new music by Pussy Riot, Colin Self, Mirrored Fatality and Asmodessa.
Another Event with Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian: Talk: Documentaries as a political weapon – between entertainment and activism
Trailer
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Director, Writer Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian Producer Victoria Adams, Amina Castaing, Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian Cast Myriam Amroun, Rémy Bennett, Manuel Leira Casanueva, Graciela Chichilnisky, Sylvia Earle Cinematography Fiona Braillon Edit Xanna Ward Dixon, Raluca Petre, David Potter, Rachel Roberts Music Pussy Riot, Mirrored Fatality, Colin Self
Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian made her debut as a director in 2013 with the documentary THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE ORCHESTRA. Her fifth film, DOPPELGÄNGERS³, premiered at the South by Southwest festival in 2024. She is the founder of the International Space Orchestra, the first orchestra to involve NASA and the University of the Underground.