On the count of three
2024
4K video, 13β20, colour, sound, 2024
A meditation on hotel, as a site, an allegory, and a passing volatile state of being, On the count of three cast a hotel as a multifaceted, omnipresent witness to a full spectrum of human activity. The film unravels through a series of dream-like vignettes that weave allegory, fiction, and histories of place, punctuated by prompts and scores that blur the lines between care, hospitality, and authoritarian impulses.
Curator: Danica Pinteric
Camera: Nour Bishouty, Yuula Benivolski
Editing: Sonya Mwambu, Nour Bishouty
Sound: Aliya Pabani
Images: Toronto City Archives, Palestinian Museum Digital Archives, Private collections
Music βBurj Al Murrβ by Mayssa Jallad
PRODUCED BY City of Tornto for Nuit Blanche β24 Catβs Cradle
