In Momentum, we go in one slow movement through a sequence of spaces: corridors, rooms, doors, over a balustrade onto a patio, to the street, and then back inside through an open window. Having acquired the ability to take spatial barriers effortlessly, we seem to be losing our physical form.
Also in this combined programme
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This Side Up
Demian Geerlings plays with gravity and memories in this short animation film which uses the pixelation technique. The protagonist literally lives in a box after… -
Growth
The poet Wim Emmerik recites his poem Growth in Dutch sign language. The camera follows his hands and facial expressions from different positions. The poem,… -
Match
Stylised 3-D computer animation in which a gold coloured bird with one leg hops through a large, grey building. On his journey through rooms and… -
Car Craze
In this animation film, the world has eventually been taken over by environmentally conscious rulers, who severely punish any damage to what is left of… -
Allotment
The allotment is one of the places that largely goes unnoticed by the majority of Dutch people. Ben van Lieshout previously made short, stylised documentaries… -
The Last Words of Dutch Schultz
The last words of the gangster Dutch Schultz form the starting point for this animated documentary. The FBI noted these words down on Schultz’ deathbed,…
Film details
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 2003
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2004
- Length
- 6'
- Medium/Format
- Betacam SP PAL
