Black-and-white photos with a history form the basis for this poetic video work. The figures portrayed find themselves in the garden in the distant past. The spot chosen for them by Portuguese Jonathan Franco in the present provides the figures with a renewed vitality, a new breath: the garden comes back to life.
Also in this combined programme
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Sakura
Sakura focuses on Hanami in Tokyo, revealing people’s individual responses to the cherry blossoms. -
The Garden of Earthly Delights
Handmade 16mm collage and photogram film inspired by Stan Brakhage and Hieronymous Bosch. -
The Parable of the Tulip Painter and the Fly
Baroque film miniature inspired by an old Dutch master. -
The National Parks Project: Gros Morne
In an attempt to encourage awareness of nature among Canadians, Peter Mettler was allowed to roam the Gros Morne National Park with his camera. The…
Film details
- Country of production
- Portugal
- Year
- 2007
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2009
- Length
- 4'
- Medium/Format
- Betacam SP PAL
