The Use of Therapeutic Film Making: Agnes Varda and Sophie Calle

ABSTRACT

This article focuses on therapeutic filmmaking and how it is used by analyzing selected works of Agnès Varda and Sophie Calle. I assert that these artists used this approach to assist them with processing grief after the deaths of their loved one by analyzing selected works from the genres of documentary, journal intime, and visual art. An overview of palliative care and palliative arts, and their relationship with therapeutic filmmaking is also included in this article.

KEYWORDS:

• Therapeutic filmmaking
• grief
• loss
• palliative art
• Agnès Varda
• Sophie Calle

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I confirm that there are no relevant financial or non-financial competing interests to report.