Reel Borders
Reel Borders is a research project at the VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) focusing on the relations between film and borders. It studies how for the past 120 years film has been used to imagine borders in diverse ways. Acknowledging that borders are more than territorial lines or infrastructures, the project also considers questions of belonging, identity and imagination. The overall aesthetic of the project embodies a raw and unembellished documentary style. The chosen color palette primarily consists of foundational hues such as black, dark grey, and eggshell white. Regarding the logo, it incorporates the imagery of a film reel strategically cut at the top and bottom, resembling literal borders. This symbolic representation effectively conveys the notion of ongoing narratives with an open-ended essence.