Rapaces

Selma Beaufils, Belgium 2025 ⁄ 3' ⁄ V: EN - FR ⁄ ST - OND:  —

Out of the Picture

An. Ash Smolar, Belgium, France 2025 ⁄ 90' ⁄ ST - OND: FR

In the projection booth of CINEMATEK in Brussels, women’s voices emerge and tell their stories. On the preserved film reels, men have stripped, confined, watched, and killed countless women. Between horror and claustrophobia, cinema becomes a field of resistance. Women have always built architecture, yet their history is erased — Out of the Picture exposes this imposed silence and fights for their visibility. For centuries women have designed spaces, built projects, and transformed architecture. Yet they remain largely invisible in official narratives. This film investigates: why this exclusion? Who organizes and perpetuates it? Through the voices and works of women architects, Out of the Picture explores the mechanisms of erasure at work within the profession. The film also questions the frameworks: those of history, the city, power, and image. It poses a central question: who is granted access to the frame?

In the presence of the directors.

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