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
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Juan Benavides is an architect and filmmaker. His work encompasses families of projects in no particular order of importance. At present, he is based in the Netherlands mostly making films on contemporary architecture and teaching at The Berlage.
mail@juanbenavides.mx
juan@theberlage.nl
Instagram: juanbenavidesl
Vimeo: juanbenavidesl
Five recent projects
At the Garden’s Pace (Documentary)
Brillhut (Short film)
House in Veľký Klíž (Building)
A Labyrinth with One Entrance, Two Walls, Three Columns, and Four Exits (Drawing)
Rain Harvest Home (Short film)
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT ON YOUR DESKTOP BROWSER. IN THE MEANTIME, SCROLL DOWN TO WATCH A SELECTION OF SCENES
mail@juanbenavides.mx
juan@theberlage.nl
Instagram: juanbenavidesl
Vimeo: juanbenavidesl
Five recent projects
At the Garden’s Pace (Documentary)
Brillhut (Short film)
House in Veľký Klíž (Building)
A Labyrinth with One Entrance, Two Walls, Three Columns, and Four Exits (Drawing)
Rain Harvest Home (Short film)
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT ON YOUR DESKTOP BROWSER. IN THE MEANTIME, SCROLL DOWN TO WATCH A SELECTION OF SCENES
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