Pressed & Polished
Greece, 2024 / 36 min
Greece, renowned for its olives and marble. Follow Pressed & Polished as it traces the journey from extraction to creation, presenting olives transformed into soap and marble into gravestones. Discover the blend of tradition and technology, and witness how waste and consumption shape the country’s landscape.
This film is part of a course led by Juan Benavides, Sanne van den Breemer, Salomon Frausto, and Benjamin Groothuijse, the work investigates production and distribution landscapes in the Orient/East–Med Corridor through the lens of the region’s key natural resources of marble and olives.
Directors: Carlos von Bertrab, Efi Chatzikonstantinou, Misha Frantsuzov, Ivanna Gressani
Editors: Juan Benavides, Carlos von Bertrab, Efi Chatzikonstantinou, Misha Frantsuzov, Ivanna Gressani
Cinematography: Juan Benavides
Translation: Efi Chatzikonstantinou
Generation 34: Carlos von Bertrab, Mohil Bhavsar, Efi Chatzikonstantinou, Evan Craig, Misha Frantsuzov, Sara Gohberg, Ivanna Gressani, Nathalia Kuipers, Ximeng Luo, Andrea Ramos, Lefkothea Spartioti, Yi-an Tseng










Juan Benavides is an architect whose work encompasses families of projects in no particular order of importance, including drawings, buildings, paintings, music, and films. At present, he is based in the Netherlands mostly making films on contemporary architecture and teaching at The Berlage.
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mail@juanbenavides.mx
Instagram: juanbenavidesl
Vimeo: juanbenavidesl
View the collection
Subscribe to the quarterly newsletter
FEATURED PROJECT
At the Garden’s Pace
FIVE RECENT PROJECTS
House in Veľký Klíž, Slovakia
Brillhut, Bahamas
Pressed & Polished, Greece, The Berlage
Eighteen Drawings of a Golf Course I
Rain Harvest Home, Valle de Bravo
UPCOMING SHORT FILMS
Casa de Barro, Amealco
Casa Copas, Valle de Bravo
La Fábrica de Hielo, Mexico City
The Tree House, Austin
Olancha Drive, Los Angeles
The Box, Los Angeles
Trollhus, Norden
Staggered Cabin, South Lake Tahoe
Trestle Cabin, Decatur Island
Wembury Mews, London
The Missing Room, Alto Monferrato
The Don Quixote Sculpture Hall, Amsterdam
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