512 HOURS
Directed and Produced by
Adina Istrate & Giannina La Salvia
Edited by
Adina Istrate, Jack Wormell
Co-Producers
Giacomo Boeri, Paolo Soravia
Associate Producer
Gannesh Rajah
Executive Producers
Max Brun, Ilann Girard, Candace McAdams, Liri Asllani
Notable Festivals
CPH:DOX (world premiere), Espoo Ciné International Film Festival, Biografilm Festival, Mostra de València – Cinema del Mediterrani Festival, Bucharest International Dance Film Festival, Festival de Cine por Mujeres, Cambridge Film Festival
Broadcast / Distribution
Sky Arts / Film Republic (international)
In the summer of 2014, tens of thousands of visitors came to the Serpentine Gallery in London to experience the latest exhibition by acclaimed performance artist Marina Abramovic, only to discover themselves as the subjects of her new groundbreaking work.
The film examines an unprecedented moment in performance art history, as Abramovic provokes a group of 21st century gallery visitors to part ways with their personal belongings, strip away their digital avatars and connect with the others around them. The gallery became a time-out from everything that consumes us in our day-to-day existence. A place to stop, find silence and challenge ourselves. A space in which both audiences and artist can confront who they are and why.








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"A film that ranks among the finest takes on creative thinking and practice"
CPH:DOX
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"A documentary that has the great merit of photographing with grace and clarity that process as complex as it is fascinating"
Birdmen Magazine
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“An unexpected and fascinating gem”
Cineuropa