Aahuti
A ritualised choreography of hands and simple objects above a section of soil offers a phenomenological journey to the essence of the cycle of life.
15'
India
IFFR 2020
Man shapes his environment, which shapes his brain. Two hundred kilometres from Beijing, men live in a stone quarry amidst rocks that are waiting to be hacked, cut and sanded into sculptures. The same gestures come back again and again, to write a history of deterioration and repair. In the making of monuments, history is obliterated.
IFFR 2020
- 12'
- France
- 2019
- Director
- Wang Yuyan
- Country of production
- France
- Year
- 2019
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 12'
- Medium
- DCP
- Language
- Chinese
- Producer
- Natalia Trebik
- Production Company
- Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains
- Sales
- Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains
- Cinematography
- Wang Yuyan
- Editor
- Clara Chapus, Wang Yuyan
- Sound Design
- Nicolas Verhaeghe
Also in this combined programme
Action, Almost Unable to Think
An ingenious visualisation of a real-life story, focusing on the inner world of this soldier, killed in an explosion while greeting a civilian.
11'
China
IFFR 2020
At the Time of the Ebb
During the annual celebration of Fisherman's New Year, Iranian trade, tradition and customs, past and present, are still very much felt today in Qeshm.
16'
Kuwait
IFFR 2020
Blue
How to overcome the locked-in syndrome of the computer screen? A meditative reflection on the urban jungle, with the colour blue as main protagonist.
5'
Germany
IFFR 2020
- Director
- Wang Yuyan
- Country of production
- France
- Year
- 2019
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 12'
- Medium
- DCP
- Language
- Chinese
- Producer
- Natalia Trebik
- Production Company
- Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains
- Sales
- Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains
- Cinematography
- Wang Yuyan
- Editor
- Clara Chapus, Wang Yuyan
- Sound Design
- Nicolas Verhaeghe
Programme IFFR 2020
Wait and See
Waiting for a film to start, it has already begun – in our mind. This programme cultivates the viewer’s patience, both in the cinema and outside.
Read more about this programme15 Days
A camera-shy film journalist decides to inflict an experiment on himself: to film himself for 15 days. Halfway through his ordeal he opens up.
90'
Japan
IFFR 2020
Aahuti
A ritualised choreography of hands and simple objects above a section of soil offers a phenomenological journey to the essence of the cycle of life.
15'
India
IFFR 2020
Absolute Beginners
Six gene-positive people share how they cope with the onset of Huntington's disease and how it affects their life – past, present and future.
42'
Belgium
IFFR 2020