Dialogues with the Future
Switzerland, Planned for 3rd quarter 2026
FILM,
Documentary,
47 min.
- directed by
- Ursula Biemann
- Written by
- Ursula Biemann
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- https://geobodies.org/art-and-videos/dialogues-with-the-future
In 1703, a bestselling book captured the provocative conversations between the Baron de Lahontan and Kondiaronk, a Wendat (Huron) leader and philosopher, in Quebec. Their exchanges on freedom, justice, and equality shook Europe, fueling Enlightenment thought and the birth of modern democracy. This film revives the dialogues—interwoven with contemporary reflections and the story of Émilie, a rebellious 18th-century Genevan woman—revealing how Indigenous ideas helped shape democratic ideals which remain urgent today.
credits
- World Premiere
- Planned for 3rd quarter 2026
- Original Version
- colour, ProRes 422, 47 min.
- Production
- Social T, Ursula Biemann
- Producer
- directed by
- Ursula Biemann
- Written by
- Ursula Biemann
- Cinematography
- Lydia Zimmermann, Laurent Ulrich, Caroline Hepting
- Editing
- Ursula Biemann
- Location Sound Mix
- Jesse Dube Smith, Theodora Mennthonex
- Sound Design
- Codenys Patrick
- Music
- Codenys Patrick
- Production Design
- Ursula Biemann
- Lighting Design
- Emmanuel Laroche
- Costumes
- Patrizia Gwerder
Cast
Mariama Sylla as Madame de Montfort
Jemmy Echaquan-Dubé as Onienta
Philomène Bilodeau as Commentatrice
Kris Demeanor as Baron de Lahontan
Gerald Auger as Kondiaronk
Cecilia Steiner as Emilie
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Ursula Biemann