A Fleeting Passage to the Orient

An essay film about Empress Elisabeth of Austriaʼs attempts to vanish from the picture. A film about Orientalism and of a woman on the road. Shot in Egypt, the film features a text written by the filmmaker and music from the Kronos Quartet. The camera slips into the role of the flaneur who, without losing sight of her destination, gives herself over to the bustle of the streets, favoring the small details of everyday life over the larger-than-life monuments.