Mais un oiseau ne chantait pas
Scratched directly on 35mm film stock, this abstract film is a visual interpretation of a violin piece based on a Bosnian popular song.
6'
Canada
IFFR 2019
A woman lies awake at night. Nearby, a set of scrolled theatre backdrops unrolls to reveal two alternate landscapes. Blue offers a deceptively simple, choreographed dance of scrolls and a portrait of feverish slumber between dream and reality. Filmed during 12 nights in the heart of a Thai forest.
IFFR 2019
- 12'
- France
- 2018
- Director
- Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Country of production
- France
- Year
- 2018
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 12'
- Medium
- DCP
- Language
- no dialogue
- Producers
- Philippe Martin, Laurent Metivier
- Production Companies
- Les Films Pelléas, Opéra National de Paris
- Sales
- Les Films Pelléas
- Cinematography
- Chatchai Suban
- Editor
- Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Sound Design
- Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr
- Cast
- Jenjira Pongpas Widner
Also in this combined programme
Realms
Exploring geological epochs and kingdoms of life, Realms voyages through deep time from the primeval ocean to a post-human future.
20'
Finland
IFFR 2019
Screen
A mesmerising accumulation of floating imagery reverses the relationship between the hypnotised subject and the hypnotist, and between the spectator and the screen.
18'
Germany
IFFR 2019
Way Up in the Sky
What do you do when you wake up and heaven signals that the end of the world may be nigh?
13'
Brazil
IFFR 2019
- Director
- Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Country of production
- France
- Year
- 2018
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 12'
- Medium
- DCP
- Language
- no dialogue
- Producers
- Philippe Martin, Laurent Metivier
- Production Companies
- Les Films Pelléas, Opéra National de Paris
- Sales
- Les Films Pelléas
- Cinematography
- Chatchai Suban
- Editor
- Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Sound Design
- Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr
- Cast
- Jenjira Pongpas Widner
Programme IFFR 2019
Say No More
An invitation to the viewer to rediscover the compelling sensation of collective viewing, and the notion of togetherness in silence.
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A woman lies awake at night. Nearby, a set of scrolled theatre backdrops unrolls to reveal two alternate landscapes.
12'
France
IFFR 2019
Edges: Waves
Everything happens at the edges of the frame here. The action is minimal: two lines build up an undulating pattern and unfurl again.
6'
United Kingdom
IFFR 2019
Het geluk van honden
An observation on sheperd dogs during their training for police work. But these unfathomable dogs also observe us.
23'
Belgium
IFFR 2019