2024 | Netherlands | Short

Ecumenopolis

  • English - 18 mins
  • Director | Elian Somers
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | Elian Somers

STATUS: Production

This film is currently not available.   

Charting the legacy of Greek architect and urban planner Constantinos Doxiadis, the director has crafted an equally introspective and critical installation that explores how utopian thinking can be usurped by state propaganda. By linking Doxiadis’ 'ekistic' concepts of the 'Ecumenopolis', a world-encompassing city of the future, to the Cold War propaganda of The Ford Foundation, Somers retraces buried historical layers, revealing the pervasive ideologies lurking in the remnants of the past.

Constantinos Doxiadis Greek Architect Urban Planner Ekistic Concepts Ecumenopolis Ford Foundation
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