20—25 September 2026
With Deborah Stratman
About Deborah Stratman
Deborah Stratman is a Chicago-based filmmaker who has been active since the 1990s. A multidisciplinary artist, she has directed nearly forty works that question social codes using unconventional cinematic devices. She reflects transversally on history, mythology, science, technology, and security and surveillance mechanisms.
Between documentary essay and experimental cinema, Stratman’s films present dense research and function through free association. The result is poetic and free-flowing works that are not without a systematic political relationship to reality.
Deborah Stratman’s work has been presented internationally at prestigious venues such as the Whitney Biennial, MOMA, and the Centre Georges-Pompidou. Her films have also been widely screened at most major international festivals. She is currently an associate professor at the School of Art & Art History at the University of Illinois in Chicago.
Sunday 20 September (20:00)
Screening: Last Things, by Deborah Stratman
at Cinema Nova (Brussels)
Evolution and extinction from the point of view of rocks. A humid take on minerals, where sci-fi meets sci-fact. The geo-biosphere is a place of evolutionary possibility, where humans disappear but life endures.
In the presence of Deborah Stratman
Monday 21 & Tuesday 22 September (9:30—18:30)
Collective Feedback Session
Works in Progress SIC Participants
at Argos (Brussels)
Two collective feedback days dedicated to reflecting on SIC participants’ projects, sharing perspectives and supporting each filmmaker’s creative process.
In the presence of Deborah Stratman
Free admission
> SOLD OUT
Wednesday 23 September (10:00-17:00)
Masterclass by Deborah Stratman:
The Stumble as a Map
at Beursschouwburg
Starting from the premise that form conveys belief, and that each form organizes the conditions under which it’s trusted, this masterclass asks how we might strategically use that form, as well as how we might erode rather than reproduce its authority.
Thursday 24 September (10:00-17:00)
Workshop by Francisco Rodriguez Teare:
Talking to the Dead, Interviewing the Living, and Conversiong with Oneself.
Filmmaker Francisco Rodriguez Teare shares his working methods through excerpts from his films, archival material, interviews and location research.
A conversation about research, observation and the creative processes behind his films — including his upcoming feature Don’t Let Me Die Alone.
Thursday 24 September (19:00)
Screening: Kings of the Sky, by Deborah Stratman
at Cinematek (Brussels)
Deborah Stratman spent four months following the troupe of Adil Hoxur, the last descendant of a lineage of tightrope walkers revered by the Uyghur people. With particular attention to everyday life and without resorting to commentary, the filmmaker offers a portrait that steers clear of exoticism.
In the presence of Deborah Stratman
Friday 25 September (13:30-16:30)
Case study by Mina Keshavarz
at Argos (Brussels)
The Art of Living in Danger (87 mins)
Directed by Mina Keshavarz
Friday 25 September (18:00-22:00)
Opening Exhibition:
What the Land Remembers – Counter-Archives from Iran
at Argos (Brussels)
This collective exhibition showcases more than three decades of Iranian audiovisual art: rarely seen installations, experimental films, and early digital works.