From the shores of the Dutch sea, as a metaphor for the discoverer’s journey and the journey of those who were discovered, ten immigrants perform a walk in the shape of a boat through the city of Amsterdam and back to the sea. The narrow streets and main squares of Amsterdam represent the historical stage of past and present.
Also in this combined programme
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Après le feu
A train is heading to the vanishing skyline; in perpetual colour metamorphosis, the landscape never ceases to stay still. -
München-Berlin Wanderung
Fischinger’s three-and-a-half-week long trip on foot from Munich to Berlin captured on a 35mm camera in 1927. -
The Cave
Canadian First Nations tale that combines authentic traditions of oral storytelling but takes on fictional dimensions. -
Film ist mehr als Film
A short meditation on film, and what cinema stands for. Uses a series of two second clips, comprising quotes and terms derived from movie soundtracks. -
Sa, 29. Juni/Arctic Circle
Two couples travel from Vienna to the North Cape and back. On 29th June, passing the polar circle, they stop in front of a sign… -
Three Poems By Spoon Jackson #1
An emotional journey through the traumatic past of Spoon Jackson, an actor, poet and writer, sometime philosopher, imprisoned since 1977. -
Los orígenes del marketing
Self-reflective road movie diary, blending social commentary and pop music. Intersects cinema, travelling, politics and ‘the origins of marketing’. -
Japan Tapes
A selection of excerpts from Asher’s Japan Tapes – a poetic diary that chronicles his encounters with modern Japanese life. -
Route 666
Surreal and satirical yet poetic, Route 666 is part of George Kuchar’s series Weather Diary. -
Horizontal Intimacy
Probing and expanding the field of vision, a busy airport terminal reveals its exponential experimental potential. -
Travelogue
Visually deconstructing the idea of a travelogue, this film is an ode to the city, as derived from a wide range of travel writings about… -
La voûte
Under the bridge: an endless play of light, pulsating, reversing and returning. A video like a palindrome. -
O quam tristis
A mother and daughter wrestle on a beach – an analogy for their real life conflicts and a manifestation of a perpetual generational gap.
Film details
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 2009
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2011
- Length
- 9'
- Medium/Format
- 16mm
