Unconventional documentary about a day in the life of miners in a German coal mine. Rickels followed the men down to 1200 metres with a Bolex clockwork camera, because normal equipment was banned for fear of explosions. The necessary short shots, the dark, grainy recordings and the special soundtrack, forged into music, have already gained this graduation production three awards.
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Andrew Reid
Rietveld Academy student Pablo Pijnappel made a fake documentary about the nonexistent Andrew Reid. The director tries endless telephone calls to get in touch with Reid. The film is made up of these telephone conversations, the texts of which can be read against a black background. In addition, we see meticulously selected fragments from film […]
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Another Day
Short experimental film. A man experiences the days as recorded reality and leaves nothing to chance. If things are disrupted, he loses control and is powerless.
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Heritage
Arch Khetagouri lived in Georgia until war broke out there. He fled to Holland, was admitted to the film academy and made this graduation production about a man who, roaming his former parental home, is confronted with memories of his youth and the war. This film without dialogue largely came about through improvisation. Last year, […]
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Film details
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 2003
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2004
- Length
- 25"
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
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