Newman is reflecting on the effects of happiness and sorrow. How does sadness weigh up against happiness? Accompanied by an atmospheric jazzy soundtrack, he gazes with his contemplative look at what directly brings him happiness. Humorous report on a vision of happiness and the deception of grief.
Also in this combined programme
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German Song
It is doubtful whether entertainment has ever been quite as nostalgic and desolate as in this musical film by Sadie Benning. -
Elektrotechnique
Household sex machines dance to the music of De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig – right through to the climax! Funny, original music video. -
Surface Noise
Convincing symphonic adaptation of damaged film material shows revolutionary themes, including political conflicts, demonstrations and rebellions. -
God Moves on the Water
Hilarious mashup of the official video for Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On with an old folk song by Blind Willie Johnson (1929) about… -
Woodcarver
Colourful protest video about an incident whereby a cop shot a man dead. Image and sound augment one another perfectly. -
Liberty Kids
Fun, colourful portrait of primary school children in Dublin. The result of a film workshop in the class concerned. -
Taste Test
A girl with no front teeth and a fairground skeleton sway to a sad ballad. There are doubts about both their charms. -
Pipeline
The camera in a transparent pipe system sends the viewer on a journey through an unknown universe of unexpected speed and noise. -
Hands
What hands do and the places they go become painfully apparent in this short, but convincing edit of human actions. -
Ruled by Dead People
Delacrew DJ collective’s experimental music video brings a derelict building to life using colour, energetic animation and a great deal of movement. -
Do I Belong?
Upbeat music video for The Hidden Cameras. Lead vocalist Joel Gibb is surrounded by people partying whilst performing his morning ablutions. -
Well
A dive into the symbolic underwater world of our subconscious where thoughts glide by. Experimental short film by Juha Mäki-Jussila. -
Very Nice, Very Nice
Classic avant-garde edit by Arthur Lipsett in which he combined sound clips with street recordings and footage of people. -
De magische tol
Charming short for children about an old-fashioned top and the magic images that come alive when it spins.
Film details
- Country of production
- Germany
- Year
- 2009
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2012
- Length
- 3'
- Medium/Format
- DV cam PAL
