The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Foivos Dousos, writer of Uchronia, hosted by Dr Jordan Osserman.
In this docu-essay inspired by Arthur Rimbaud’s Une Saison en Enfer, we meet the poet’s ghost embarking on a time-travel adventure. His delirious visions become portals opening onto alternative timelines—or “uchronias.”
Following the poem’s prophetic, time-bending and fragmented logic, Rimbaud creates a collage of revolutionary histories and gains the opportunity to meet radical figures of the past 150 years, such as Emma Goldman, Guy Hocquenghem, David Wojnarowicz and Marsha P. Johnson. Together, they explore the possibility of social change and reflect on the meaning of revolution in times of generalised disillusionment.
In an explosive mix of documentary and experimental film, reconstructed segments from the original text meet contemporary political discourse. Inspired by the rich history of 20th-century experimental queer cinema, the film is a celebration of enfants terribles and dissident freaks across the globe.
Dr Jordan Osserman is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex, and a clinical psychoanalyst. His research interests include feminist, queer and critical theory; the Lacanian tradition of psychoanalysis; and the politics of the Left.
