Armour
Impressions from the life of a man gone adrift. The uncaring backdrop of his drunken odyssey reflects his alienation.
45'
Portugal
IFFR 2020
Europe's far north, where Russia and Norway meet, is one of the least populated areas in the world. Nevertheless human intervention is visible in almost every breathtaking vista Alexis Destoop recorded.
Cold, calm footage of snowfields, bodies of water, industry and research stations pass by, while a narrator from the near future reports on an investigation whose object remains concealed. In the meantime he reflects on the border as a political construct, the intangible, mythical power of nature and the expansion of fossil-fuel extraction to areas that were virtually impenetrable before global warming.
Humming, growling machines provide constant background buzz in this subjective exploration of a landscape where past and future meld. Northern Drift is an aesthetic, philosophical investigation of mankind and its environment – a relationship akin to shadow-boxing.
IFFR 2020
Programme IFFR 2020
Not short, not long: just as long as it takes. IFFR puts the mid-length film in the spotlight.
Read more about this programmeImpressions from the life of a man gone adrift. The uncaring backdrop of his drunken odyssey reflects his alienation.
45'
Portugal
IFFR 2020
The imposing landscape of south-western Texas hides countless tales of a world in perpetual motion.
49'
Germany
IFFR 2020
Personal stories meld into a serene, contemplative walk along the history of the Berlin wall.
64'
Italy
IFFR 2020