Going beyond external appearances, When I Stop Looking invokes the intensely private worlds of those portrayed, each of whom lives with significant facial and cranial abnormalities. A vivid affirmation of existence comes forward before anything else. Todd Herman’s works often look to the rare beauty and disregarded mystery of everyday life.
Also in this combined programme
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Apicula Enigma
Breathtaking nature documentary about bees which reveals the filming process, but not the secrets of the beehive.
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Immortal, Suspended
A video essay on levitation, UFOs and ancient Asian dreams. One long shot filmed at a Smithsonian Museum of Art warehouse.
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Uit de lucht gegrepen
A man in a mysterious, brightly lit shed with ferns all over and a camera that scans the space. Simple concept, clever film.
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Travel
A single, long shot through a park, a European forest and the Amazonian jungle. The visual counterpart to meditative music. Feel free to fall aslee
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Dust Poetry
House dust and clips of insects and plants meld into an engrossing meditation on the beauty of surplus materials. High-energy soundtrack.
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2013
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2014
- Length
- 15"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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