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    [EFF17S3] Session 3: The Camera: Je, or La Caméra: I

    Cite as: Temple, Michael and Barrington, Matthew (2023): [EFF17S3] Session 3: The Camera: Je, or La Caméra: I. Birkbeck College, University of London.

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    25 March 2017, 18:00, ICA Cinema

    The first of two programmes devoted to the essay films of the great filmmaker, cinematographer and photographer Babette Mangolte, this session focuses on the act of looking through the camera, questioning the notion of “subjectivity”, the role of the spectator, and the relation between vision and power.

    Films: The Camera: Je, or La Caméra: I, Babette Mangolte, USA 1977, digital, 89 minutes, English
    This film is a self-portrait about the process of taking photographs. Shifting from the artist’s studio to the streets of New York and back into the workshop, the film’s rhetorical structure acts as a form of self-portraiture of the artist during the years 1976-1977. Exploring the technique of “subjective camera”, the film offers a reflection on ways of seeing, and the interpersonal and power dynamics involved in producing images.

    Je, Nous, I or Eye, Us, Babette Mangolte, USA 2014, digital, 6 mins 30 secs, English
    The short film Je, Nous, I or Eye, Us is, in Mangolte’s own words, “a mini essay that replies to a question about subjectivity in the 1970s while I was making my film The Camera: Je, or La Caméra: I about taking photographs. The new film from 2014 uses footage shot at the time of The Camera: Je but never used in 1976 and 1977 and adds to the 16mm film a series of titles about a photographer’s subjectivity then and now.”

    As part of this programme, Babette Mangolte was in conversation with Laura Mulvey, Birkbeck.

    With the support of Open City Documentary Festival.

    Previews


    1 - EFF17S3 Introduction (EFF17S3 Mangolte Camera Je Introduction 25-3-2017.MP3)

    2 - EFF17S3 Discussion Part 2 (EFF17S3 Mangolte Camera Je discussion (1) EDITED.MP3)

    3 - EFF17S3 Discussion Part 2 (EFF17S3 Mangolte Camera Je discussion (2) 25-3-2017.MP3)

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    The Essay Film Festival ran between 2015 and 2023, and presented a global range of contemporary and restored essayistic works. The events are now archived here for research purposes.

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    [EFF17S3] Session 3: The Camera: Je, or La Caméra: I
    Creators:

    Temple, Michael and Barrington, Matthew
    Dataset Contributors:

    ContributionNameEmailORCID
    CollaboratorMcCabe, Janetj.mccabe@bbk.ac.ukORCID logohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2916-9876
    CollaboratorYapp, Emmaeyapp01@student.bbk.ac.ukORCID logohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2646-6066
    Subjects:

    Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication
    Data collection method:

    The Essay Film Festival ran between 2015 and 2023, and presented a global range of contemporary and restored essayistic works. The events are now archived here for research purposes.
    Collection period:

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    26 March 201726 March 2017
    Statement on legal, ethical, and access issues:

    All film stills were provided by participating artists.
    Depositing User: Emma Yapp
    Date Deposited: 11 Aug 2026 14:28
    Last Modified: 11 Aug 2026 14:28
    Publisher: Birkbeck College, University of London

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    Cite as: Temple, Michael and Barrington, Matthew (2023): [EFF17S3] Session 3: The Camera: Je, or La Caméra: I. Birkbeck College, University of London.

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