Prost enlists TV’s soft sell to summon dormant spirits of glory and dread. Time marches from a present of pastoral plenty back to a former golden era where, as if possessed, history and myth spin in diminishing circles of degeneration.
Also in this combined programme
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Hall of Mirrors
Throughout Hall of Mirrors, Sonbert underscores the materiality of film and the self-referential aspect of the film making enterprise. -
Lucky Girl
Film maker Alexandra Grimanis dunks us briefly in her memories of a day when she went to the park to meet a man she didn’t… -
Role Exchange 1975
Film maker exchanges roles with a prostitute for four hours. Both of them assume the entire responsibility. -
Límites: 1ª persona
A clever, playful reflection on the idiom that is used to construct reality in cinema. -
Jeux des reflets et de la vitesse
Film experiment with light and ‘pure’ cinema from 1924 by a film maker who lived his whole life in the shadow of his brother, René… -
Tungijuq
An amazing and thought-provoking meditation on the seal hunt and what it means to the traditional way of life of the Inuit. -
Touring Holland by Bicycle
A typical Dutch tableau. Cycling rapidly through the living room, de Nooijer recalls film master Frans Zwartjes. -
Where Do I Stand? Right, Left or the Human Kind?
Inquiry into the formation of individuals within the framework of ideological manipulation on the part of the state or insurgent groups. -
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That’s Wassup
In this music video, simple animation techniques and GarageBand beats reflect the rudiments of club culture. -
Faces
The faces of the Sami merge with mountain landscapes, set to music performed without instruments. -
Imprint
A winter storm insists its presence on an expansive flat plain, where a figure performs a ritual in two parts.
Film details
- Country of production
- Austria
- Year
- 1995
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2010
- Length
- 5'
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
