{"product_id":"direct-action","title":"Direct Action","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"accroche\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Ben Russell and Guillaume Cailleau, Johanna Himmelsbach, Theetat Thunkijjanukij\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English\/French\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 460 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eDIRECT ACTION is a book developed in continuity with the film DIRECT ACTION, shot at the ZAD of Notre-Dame-des-Landes by Ben Russell and Guillaume Cailleau.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eDesign: Johanna Himmelsbach\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eTypography: Johanna Himmelsbach \u0026amp; Theetat Thunkijjanukij\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eWhile the film DIRECT ACTION aims to be contemplative and silent, the book DIRECT ACTION proposes to be its counterpoint. After a screening of the film at the ZAD of Notre-Dame-des-Landes in December 2023, Guillaume Cailleau and Ben Russell wanted to extend the experience by collecting stories from the film's protagonists, following screenings, during informal interviews, or through correspondence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe almost total absence of political discourse in the film allows for the parallel existence of a book centered on language, reception, and interpretation. These interventions consist of personal anecdotes, political stories, and intimate details prompted by the images, revealing a rich network of connections between a place, a person, a collective, and a cause.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThis approach has something in common with the work of visual anthropologists such as Robert Gardner or Jean Rouch in the 1970s-80s, who often accompanied their audiovisual works with publications serving to describe, define, and interpret their images. However, it was not common for these anthropologists to turn to their subjects to ask for context and interpretation. In this publication, the aim is to rely primarily on the impressions of the ZADists to extend the work into the territories of history, memory, debate, and activist strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eA critical text by Erika Balsom, as well as a cross-interview with Antoine Thirion, programmer and journalist, accompany the words of Anaïs, Arthur, Baptiste, Benj, Blue, Cécile, -h-, Colette, Corentin, Étienne, Isa, Jasmin, Jay, Ji, Lara, Lino, Marcel, Mathilde, Bastien, René, Servane, Sylvie, Thibault, Tanne, Tibo, and Yahia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublication: JULY 9, 2025\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-2-9583917-1-3\u003cbr\u003eDIRECT ACTION, the film: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shellacfilms.com\/film\/direct-action\/\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehttps:\/\/shellacfilms.com\/film\/direct-action\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ben Russell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57445171659083,"sku":null,"price":39.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/3034\/9643\/files\/Direct_action_livre_recto.webp?v=1779889359","url":"https:\/\/re-voir.com\/en\/products\/direct-action","provider":"Re:Voir","version":"1.0","type":"link"}