Blue
A woman lies awake at night. Nearby, a set of scrolled theatre backdrops unrolls to reveal two alternate landscapes.
12'
France
IFFR 2019
Georgia, a land known for its wine, is nowadays the third largest exporter of bitcoins in the world. A country that not long ago suffered daily power outages is engaged in a highly technological form of capitalism. What's more, much of this activity is concentrated in the rural, wine-growing region of Kakheti. In the countryside, cows graze amidst internet towers and are milked by machines; drones fly over vineyards; horse-drawn carriages travel on unpaved roads where electricity poles are being repaired and labour is performed by computers. The boundary between the natural and virtual is slowly being eradicated.
Avoiding any verbal commentary or even musical soundscape, this films documents a process usually perceived as virtual. How does one talk about the internet without directly mentioning it, without resorting to displaying computers on a cinema screen? The Harvest grew out of these concerns, showing a landscape that is changing – both figuratively and literally.
IFFR 2019
Programme IFFR 2019
An invitation to the viewer to rediscover the compelling sensation of collective viewing, and the notion of togetherness in silence.
Read more about this programmeA woman lies awake at night. Nearby, a set of scrolled theatre backdrops unrolls to reveal two alternate landscapes.
12'
France
IFFR 2019
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
An observation on sheperd dogs during their training for police work. But these unfathomable dogs also observe us.
23'
Belgium
IFFR 2019