Ce portrait du célèbre photographe de studio arménien-égyptien Van Leo, dont la carrière court sur presque 50 ans, est aussi une réflexion sur les transformations de la pratique de la photographie, du développement à la main jusqu’à la manipulation numérique.

Réalisateur : Akram Zaatari

This portrait of famed Armenian-Egyptian studio photographer Van Leo, whose career spanned some 50 years, is also a reflection on transformations in the practice of photography, from hand-developing to digital manipulation. As Zaatari puts it, « Van Leo used photography to display multiple images of himself, assuming different identities. At a time when nationalism was rising in Egypt, Van Leo was plotting, encouraging, and promoting multiple subjectivities. »



Written and directed by Akram Zaatari.

2001. Lebanon.
In Arabic, French; English subtitles. 32 min.