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Le chant des oubliés (The Song of the Forgotten) by Luc Decaster

Thu, Oct 8, 2026
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A large steel machine with straps and rubber sections is handled by a worker who is obscured behind the machine.
Luc Decaster, Le Chant des oubliés (The Song of the Forgotten), 2022. Image courtesy Macalube Films.

Event Details

Tickets & Info

When Thu, Oct 8, 2026
Where Walker Cinema
Time 7 pm
Price $15 ($12 Walker members, seniors and students)
Part of: Claire Atherton: Growing the Image

Part of: Claire Atherton: Growing the Image

In 2017, Luc Decaster focused his lens on workers at the Semperit rubber factory in Argenteuil, France, organizing against the shuttering of the plant in the name of corporate consolidation and the loss of their jobs. Recalling the 20th–century cinematic symphonies celebrating labor and industry, Decaster’s films alternate between the industrial hum of the factory and collective organizing of workers, bearing witness to the social and political struggles in the communities around him. 2022, France, DCP, in French with English subtitles, 61 min.  

The film is preceded by Intermède (2022), Maria Kourkouta’s lyrical portrait of men working in a small shipyard in Greece. 2022, France, 16mm transferred to 2K DCP, Greek with English subtitles, 24 min.

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Accessibility

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Part of: Claire Atherton: Growing the Image

Part of: Claire Atherton: Growing the Image