The Cave follows the fantastical journey of a bear hunter on horseback who accidentally discovers a portal to the afterlife. It was inspired by an audio recorded narration of Haig-Brown’s great-uncle telling a true Tsilhqot’in tale.
Also in this combined programme
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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 saying ‘Arctic Circle’
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The Boat
A metaphorical journey through the streets of Amsterdam in search of a lost paradise and the hope for freedom.
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Horizontal Intimacy
Probing and expanding the field of vision, a busy airport terminal reveals its exponential experimental potential.
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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.
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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.
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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 London.
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Los orígenes del marketing
Self-reflective road movie diary, blending social commentary and pop music. Intersects cinema, travelling, politics and ‘the origins of marketing’.
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Route 666
Surreal and satirical yet poetic, Route 666 is part of George Kuchar’s series Weather Diary.
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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.
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La voûte
Under the bridge: an endless play of light, pulsating, reversing and returning. A video like a palindrome.
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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.
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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.
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Japan Tapes
A selection of excerpts from Asher’s Japan Tapes – a poetic diary that chronicles his encounters with modern Japanese life.
Film details
- Country of production
- Canada
- Year
- 2009
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2011
- Length
- 10"
- Medium/Format
- Betacam Digi NTSC
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