The Man Who Crossed the Sahara
The film opens with Frank Cole’s grandmother dying from cancer, which he filmed, and which shows us the obsession with mortality in his work. With measured steps, the film moves to his 11-month solo journey across the Sahara. It ends with Cole’s second attempt to cross the desert alone, which led to his death.
Also in this combined programme
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The Mountenays
A short black-and-white marvel of direct cinema about the Mountenay family, who live in a stretch of abandoned forest in the Ottawa Valley. -
A Documentary
In Frank’s first short film, he brings a terrifying mixture of intimacy and distance to bear on his aging grandparents.
Film details
- Country of production
- Canada
- Year
- 2008
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2010
- Length
- 53'
- Medium/Format
- Betacam Digi PAL