In spite of disease-ravaged vision and motor skills, Sonbert summoned his strength for his last ode to life. His comrade, Ascension Serrano, collected images on the basis of meticulous instructions. Former student Jeff Scher completed the film after the filmmaker’s death.
Also in this combined programme
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Cantaert Hunter 890602
Two women are determined to beat a path through a cornfield. No ear is going to stop them. -
Orde van dienst
Nine simultaneous frames scrutinise the rituals of nine different Reformed Church gatherings. -
Mademoiselle
A young woman incorporates the everyday verbal intimidation she has to put up with on the streets into an exorcism ritual. -
80 Million
The Egyptian revolutionary drum that initially sounded in the distance, explosively comes to life. -
A Forest Within a Forest
Guide Nashi leads the viewer through mysterious woods. What sort of creatures live here? Living organisms or robots? -
Our Protection
Photography, animation and video spotlight police brutality against peaceful demonstrators at a G20 conference. With music by LAL. -
Austerity Measures
A portrait of the Exarchia district in Athens during the austerity protests. Fists and flyers. Filmed in separated red, green and blue. -
Time and Fortune Vietnam Newsreel
This Mekas brothers’ parody features Lapland’s Minister of War. He is asked for his opinion on Vietnam. -
Señal de humo
We see cameras recording what appears to be a tense situation. We can picture the news. A mass of people marching; police, smoke, fire, flags. -
Two Islands
Staten Island and Hart Island, New York. Two enormous landfills. One for scrap metal, the other for the unclaimed dead. -
Ice/Fire
This elegant study of materials shows the elements of water and fire reinforcing each other until they have returned to their original states. -
NabelFabel
A woman’s fighting spirit comes alive in a poetic close-up of her face. A pure expression of the art of survival. -
The Folded Edges Across the Rim
Waitress Marlene’s ordinary day changes into a mystical experience thanks to leopard print spandex, moving colours and a musical mantra.
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 1995
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2013
- Length
- 8'
- Medium/Format
- 16mm
