Birds in the Earth
Examination of the deeper questions concerning ownership of Sámi land through dance performances by two young ballet students.
11'
Finland
IFFR 2019
Recording a performative action where Judith Westerveld grew up in South Africa, the film captures a first practice session in the Khoe language Khoekhoegowab. Words and phrases commonly used in conversation linger in the landscape, her voice strained by exertion and the difficulty of pronouncing words unknown. (LIMA)
IFFR 2019
- 5'
- South Africa
- 2019
- Director
- Judith Westerveld
- Premiere
- World premiere
- Country of production
- South Africa
- Year
- 2019
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 5'
- Medium
- DCP
- Language
- English
- Producer
- Judith Westerveld
- Sales
- Lumen Travo
- Cinematography
- Tijs De Bie, Judith Westerveld
Also in this combined programme
Birth of the Alseides
7'
Canada
IFFR 2019
Chromaticité I
People flee in terror before the force, or remain riveted to their seat, in the clutches of fear.
11'
France
IFFR 2019
Dutchman’s Photographs
A series on the movement of walking barefoot through the ocean waves, produced using several hundred photographs.
7'
Japan
IFFR 2019
- Director
- Judith Westerveld
- Premiere
- World premiere
- Country of production
- South Africa
- Year
- 2019
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 5'
- Medium
- DCP
- Language
- English
- Producer
- Judith Westerveld
- Sales
- Lumen Travo
- Cinematography
- Tijs De Bie, Judith Westerveld
Programme IFFR 2019
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28'
Netherlands
IFFR 2019
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Impressions of a city divided: no use trying to keep afloat in the tangle of images stitched together into a stereoscopic whole.
10'
United Kingdom
IFFR 2019
Birds in the Earth
Examination of the deeper questions concerning ownership of Sámi land through dance performances by two young ballet students.
11'
Finland
IFFR 2019