The Hymn of a Republic
Eyelashes are meant to protect the eye from undesired external elements. In an extreme close-up, we see how one such lash, once released into the eye, becomes a hostile object. A distant echo of the Korean national anthem can be heard in the background.
Also in this combined programme
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After the Crash
Notes on the economy of gravity. An airplane graveyard turns out to be an essential link in the contemporary feature film industry. -
Unforgettable Memory
In China, few people want to be reminded of the events of 1989. The maker of Unforgettable Memory is still struggling with the past. -
The Citizens
A new chapter in Kevin Jerome Everson’s oeuvre, which focuses on the life of Afro-Americans. This time he looks at the role of the media. -
Strings of Affection
A woman’s special relationship with her domestic environment: she stretches yarn between the different rooms of her house. -
Radfahrer
Remarkable document about East German photographer Harald Hauswald and the work he made in the 1980s in East Berlin that was stamped subversive.
Film details
- Countries of production
- Netherlands, South Korea
- Year
- 2009
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2010
- Length
- 5'
- Medium/Format
- DV cam PAL
