The experimental short film is about an art installation of the same name, IMG_0220: Physical Preservations of a Once-Lost Internet Video.

The narrator tells the journey of recovering an old archived Twitter video—circa 2016. Filmed with a handheld camcorder, the one-take POV perspective guides you to experience the IMG_0220 library. The layered narration considers the fragility and ambiguity of the video and its meaning, as it reenters public discourse—especially within the context of Saudi Arabia’s shifting sociopolitical landscape. It shows how a forgotten media artifact carries cultural memory. 

As part of a larger project, IMG_0220 underscores the participatory nature of archiving—inviting you to preserve IMG_0220.