about the enemy
The Enemy brings you face-to-face with combatants from three conflict zones: El Salvador, Democratic Republic of Congo and Israel/Palestine.
Their testimonies and confessions about their experience and perspectives on war will allow you to better understand their motivations... and their humanity.
Their testimonies and confessions about their experience and perspectives on war will allow you to better understand their motivations... and their humanity.
the making of
Karim Ben Khelifa’s 15-year career as a war photographer has been driven by an ever-more ambitious quest to address a crucial issue: "Are war photographs really useful if they fail to change people’s attitude towards war and the suffering and violence it causes?"
He went to find reclusive out-of-reach individuals that are active in armed groups, equipped with the right material and the best team. They created a simple backdrop, a neutral light, and a surprisingly professional studio in difficult locations. They had to master the technology of 3-D scanning — and also explain it to the combatants themselves — so that they would allow being scanned/filmed for the interview.
The Enemy breaks with the media’s usual war imagery.
The Augmented-Reality App
Meet real combatants, 3-D scanned and displayed through your smartphone in augmented reality, using the latest ARKit technology. Hear testimonies from both sides of on-going conflicts and step into the community of The Enemy.
Available on the App Store and on Google Play.
Co-production: Camera Lucida, ONF/NFB, France TV, Dpt. and Emissive
Experience Design, art direction and programmation: Dpt.
