Unseen Skies

A film by Yaara Bou Melhem

A Portrait of Modern Surveillance

Yaara Bou Melhem’s documentary Unseen Skies explores the evolution of state and corporate surveillance. Her docu-journey follows Trevor Paglen, one of the 21st century’s most visionary artists, on one of his most audacious projects to date – the launching of an artwork into space to show that our skies are more than the exclusive playground of the military-industrial complex. Or are they?

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Director

Yaara Bou Melhem

Producer

Yaara Bou Melhem and Ivan O'Mahoney

Runtime

98 minutes

Captions Available

English

Language

English

Press

“The film impressively brings to the surface…[how] closely monitored we all are”

- Moveable Feast
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Festival & Awards

Official Selection – SFFILM FESTIVAL

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Unseen Skies

A Portrait of Modern Surveillance

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