Vast Productions USA presents
THE DESTRUCTION OF MEMORY
Written, Directed and Produced by Tim Slade
Based on the book ‘The Destruction of Memory: Architecture at War’ by Robert Bevan
Cinematographer Derek Wiesehahn
Editor Lindi Harrison ASE
Narrator Sophie Okonedo
Music by Ezio Bosso
Produced in association with TVO and SVT
Produced with the support of the Henry Luce Foundation, the Rothschild Foundation UK, Global Heritage Fund and World Monuments Fund
Developed with assistance from Screen Australia and Screen NSW
The Destruction of Memory is a sponsored project of IFP
World Sales: Autlook Films, Vienna, Austria
Copyright © 2016 Vast Productions USA
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BIOGRAPHIES
TIM SLADE - WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
Tim's films have screened internationally. He has directed documentaries such as '4', which was released theatrically and won a Gold HUGO, as well as receiving nominations at Banff, an International Documentary Association Award and two AFI (Australian Film Institute) awards, as well as television documentaries. He has also directed drama, including the shorts Every Other Weekend and I Was Robert Mitchum. His films have screened at more than 60 international film festivals.
DEREK WIESEHAHN - CINEMATOGRAPHER
Derek is New York based, with over 20 years of experience in film and television. Recent credits include three Sundance 2016 feature documentaries, God Loves Uganda (Sundance 2013, Academy Awards shortlist), the 2010 Academy Award winning documentary short Music By Prudence, and the 2013 Academy Award nominated documentary feature How To Survive A Plague, as well as a camera operating credit on the 2011 Sundance winner and Academy Award nominated documentary feature Restrepo.
LINDI HARRISON - EDITOR
Lindi is an acclaimed editor of award-winning documentary, drama and arts programs. She has edited a range of feature length documentaries including ‘4’, with Tim Slade, and The Snowman, which was selected for Competition at IDFA and nominated for an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Feature Length Documentary. The feature documentary I Am A Girl was listed in The Guardian’s ’10 Best Australian Films of 2013’ and was nominated for several AACTA (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts) Awards including Best Editing in a Documentary. The documentary SALT about Australian photographer Murray Fredericks’ time on Lake Eyre received 16 national and international awards and screened on PBS POV.
SOPHIE OKONEDO - NARRATOR
The narrator for our film is the extraordinary British actress Sophie Okonedo. Sophie has been nominated for Oscar™, BAFTA and Golden Globe awards, won the Tony for Best Featured Actress in 2014 for her performance in 'A Raisin in the Sun', and returns to Broadway in early 2016 to star in 'The Crucible', opposite Ben Whishaw and Saoirse Ronan. She will also be seen this year in Season 2 of 'The Hollow Crown', opposite Benedict Cumberbatch, as well as Peter Moffat's political thriller Undercover, for the BBC. It was a great honor to work with Sophie, whose voice brings such a profound level of passion and conviction to the important message of the film.
EZIO BOSSO - MUSIC
Italian born, London based composer, conductor and double bassist Ezio Bosso was born in Turin. He made his professional debut aged 16, and performed as a soloist and conductor with such orchestras as the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. He went on to study composition and conducting at the Vienna Academy, and later conducted at venues including Carnegie Hall, Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City, and Teatro Regio di Torino. He composed his first music for film in 1989 and has since worked extensively in cinema, credits including Un amore and Io non ho paura, and in theatre with directors including James Thiérrée. In dance, he regularly composes for Rafael Bonachela and for companies including Scottish Dance Theatre, Sydney Dance Company, San Francisco Ballet, and Harlem Ballet. Bosso’s compositions include four operas, symphonies, concertos and various quartets, piano trios and sonatas.
ROBERT BEVAN - AUTHOR OF SOURCE BOOK
Robert is the author of The Destruction of Memory: Architecture at War (2006), on which the film is based. He is a member of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) that advises UNESCO on world heritage, and has degrees in architecture, planning and urban design. Robert is the architecture critic for the London Evening Standard. He has previously been editor of Building Design and the architecture critic for two other daily newspapers The Australian and the Australian Financial Review. He has written for design, art and travel magazines around the world, including Vogue Living, where he was deputy editor. Robert has just issued a new edition of The Destruction of Memory, released by Reaktion Books.
SUPPORTERS
WORLD MONUMENTS FUND
World Monuments Fund is a private nonprofit organization founded in 1965 by individuals concerned about the accelerating destruction of important artistic treasures throughout the world. Now celebrating 50 years, World Monuments Fund has orchestrated over 600 projects in 90 countries. Today, with affiliate organizations established in Britain, India, Peru, Portugal, and Spain — World Monuments Fund sponsors an ongoing program for the conservation of cultural heritage worldwide. The World Monuments Watch, a global program launched in 1995 on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of World Monuments Fund, aims to identify imperiled cultural heritage sites and direct financial and technical support for their preservation.
GLOBAL HERITAGE FUND
Heritage is the story of a people. It’s the thread that connects them spiritually, culturally, religiously, and physically to each other, and to a common set of history, traditions, and monuments. Without their heritage, they lose an irreplaceable chapter of their history. And without their heritage, we lose an indispensable part of our rich human story. For almost 15 years, Global Heritage Fund has worked to inspire and empower communities across the globe to become responsible stewards of their heritage. Incorporating conservation science, partnerships, and community development, our vision is well beyond monuments.
We would like to thank the following individuals, without whom the creation of The Destruction of Memory would not have been possible.
Mr Nader Rastegar
Tony Wheeler
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Airena Nakamura Alex Morrison Amelia Walker Angela Pearman Annie Munro Alek Voninski Alice Berkson Anastasia Pinteris Andrew & Siobhain Everett Andrew Sims Andy Quan Andrew Lancaster Andrew Stechmann Angie Spilliot Anine Leakey Anna Cater Anna Cerneaz Anne Ryan Annette Shun Wah Annie Parnell Anne Marie Delvenne Annette Davey Anthony Anderson Anton Monsted Antonia Grimard Arie Hirsh Asle Skredderberget Barbara Mascliano Ben Cheah Ben Drayton Berndt Sellheim Betsy Wollheim Beverly Joel BobLesser Bobby Petty Borghild Leakey Boris Kossmehl Bradley Cantor Brian Walker-Catchpole Carina Rosas Carl Oerke Caroline Clarkson Catherine Forbes Catriona Swan Charles Strozier Christophe Lepage Chryssy Tintner Claire McClintock Clayton Dean Smith Clinton Cordiero Connor J Dixon Corine & Paul Wegener Cory Thomas Courtney Collins Danny Yeadon & Neal Peres da Costa Daniel J Sherman Danita Matusch David Clark David Connolly David D'Alessio David Holderness David Strug David Trevor David Waller David Varga Debbie Lee Deborah Lennie-Bisson Derek Nguyen Diana Pardue Dima Dayoub Dory Seymour Duncan Milne Edwina White Eileen McKiernan Emma Cunliffe Emma Hay Emmanuelle Deveaux Eric Murray Lui Eron Sheean Frances B Perry Frank McCabe & Andres Paternoster Frank Haines Frank Kogen Francois Sauzier Francoise Jaffe Frans Vandenburg & Julie Green Freya Job Gabrielle Coffey Gary Makin Gary Nicholls George Knott Georgia Wallace-Crabbe Glenn Willumson Glenyce Sheean Gregory Anderson Greg Waters Hamish Diver Honora Chapman Iain Shearer Irina Tarsis Isabelle Raphael Jessica Douglas-Henry Jack Georgiakis & Katie Amarantinis Jackie Ruddock James Bolas James Eccles Jane Becker & Harriet Grahame Jannine Barnes Jason Gee Jill Choder-Goldman Joan Gordon John Wilkman Jonathan Cohen Jonathan D. Eaton Jordi Balta Portoles Joseph Toltz & Allan Law Josephine Froehlich Josephine Salmon Joyce Olinga JR Bauer Juan Ruiz Antón Julie Grenet Julie King Julie Marlow Justin O'Brien Karen Whonder Katherine Biber Kathleen M. Riley Kathryn Bird Katie Flaxman Katie Geeves Kelly Guedes Keri Light Kim Beamish Konstantine Pinteris Kristen Elsby Kristian Nelson-Marshall KristinYoung Kylie du Fresne Lars Chresta & Alex Crowfoot Laurence Paverd Leone Becker Leysa Karas Lisa Salmon Liz Doran Logan Decker Lorana Bartels & Tim Hollo Louise McCabe Lucy Cornell Lucy Sexton Lynne Nelson Lynne Vincent McCarthy Madeleine Murray Maggie Robbins Margaret Birtley Margaret Struckheimer Mark Blackwell Mark Hughes Mark Seymour Martha Ansara Mathew Kuppe Matilda Brooker Matt Foster Matt Vaughan Megan Carter-Yoshida Megan McMurchy Mel Keenan Melanie Annan Melanie Horkan Michael McCabe Michael Rohr Michael W Cox Michael Hill Michelle Timbs Michelle Schiano Michelle Sotheren Michelle Wood Milla Nederstrom Mitesh Solanki Josh Murray Nairn Scott Nancy Levine Naomi Parry Natalie Yan Nerissa Lea Nicole Rushton Olivia Pipitone Poly Moore Paul J. Clark Paul Oliver Penny Stockley Pernilla Johansson Peta Bowder Peter Louw Peter Moxham Peter Tuckey Peter Watson Rebecca Watson Ronald S. Harvey Peter Wiley Philippa Campey Pip Cummings Phoebe Weekes Rachel Smith Rebecca Barry Rebecca Baillie Reva Childs Robert Mascliano Dr. Robert O'Farrell Robert W O'Farrell Robert Silverthorne Rodney Hinde Ron Tsung & Brian Rodwin Russell Cheek Safina Uberoi Sally O'Grady Sandy McEvoy Sarah Nash Sascha Merz Sean Slavin Sebastian King & Charlotte Slade Shelby Boyle Sheldon Itzkowitz Simon Hunt Simon C. Woodward Siobhan Costigan Saofia Meireles Stanely Staniski Stefanie Gordon & Steve Alleyne Stephen Palma Stephen Wrench Stephennie Mulder Sue Kropp Su May Woo Susan Beh Suzanne Auerswald Tamar Mogendorff Taylor Valentine Therese Claeys Thomas St. John Gray Tim Wearne Tobin Saunders Todd Abbott Vallejo Gantner Vicki Melson Vicki Vasilopoulos Victoria Treole Walter McIntosh Warwick Shaw Yvonne Perkins