argos tv brings both new and historical works from the argos collection directly to your screen. On the first Thursday of each month, a new film becomes available for free streaming on the Argos website, where it remains accessible throughout the entire month. The selected film also plays on the window display at Koopliedenstraat 62 / Rue des Commerçants (next to the rile* entrance). The complete film catalogue is available in the argos library for those interested in exploring more.
To mark International Workers' Day (May Day), argos is presenting an online screening of La sortie des usines VW (1987) by Angel Vergara.
Watch the film for free (01.05 - 05.06.2025)
Angel Vergara, La sortie des usines VW (1987) © the artist(s)
In this work, Angel Vergara spent hours filming outside a Volkswagen factory, capturing workers as they left, not through direct shots but via reflections in shop windows and other surfaces. This method produced layered, refracted visuals that offer a more intricate viewing experience and intentionally recall La sortie des usines Lumière (1895). Unlike Lumière’s static, single-angle framing, Vergara uses dynamic camerawork and rapid editing — a stylistic hallmark of the series this film belongs to. The brisk, fragmented montage reveals a stream of workers heading home, interwoven with scenes of traffic, construction sites, and urban life, forming a complex portrait of labour and transition.
