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The Green Chair
Andriana Theochari and Anna Katrine Tan
Greece
"The Green Chair" is a film by Andriana Theochari and Anna Katrine Tan. The film explores the contrast between the simultaneous overdevelopment of cities and the right to "sit" which symbolizes the right to take time to reflect on what is happening. Highlighting a kind of public furniture, a chair becomes a medium between fast and slow processes in our lives.
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