A battle between nature and culture, between organic rye-grass and artificial turf. American football is played on rectangular fields, 120 yards long and 160 feet wide. These dimensions defined the framework for this film. Made with images found in Google Earth. With music by Michel Banabila.
Also in this combined programme
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Giants
The youth of Rotterdam and their role models, parents, and guardians… otherwise known as giants. IFFR project with A View with a Room. -
A Copa do Mundo no Recife
The football World Cup disrupted public life in Recife in June 2014. An astonished yet perceptive look at this sporting event by Tiger winner Mendonça -
The Day After
The death of a poet. Everything has been documented. The loss must be enormous, but restraint is demonstrated. With a legendary actress in the lead… -
Crowds
This rousing video shows the essence of crowd mentality, the fury and the ecstasy; the visceral thrill of being part of something bigger than yourself. -
Waiting for News
Only a boy from Papua could hang from a climbing frame like this. He’s elated because his big brother Hans called. Elegant glimpse of real… -
Quantum.
Spotlighting this small Italian mountain village brings a variety of hidden activities to light. -
Angelus Novus
Afghan Ali has just arrived in Turkey where he has to start a new life surrounded by other refugees. -
Goodbye Utopia
Short yet grand animation symbolically depicts the rise and tragedy of various utopias in nine tableaus.
Film details
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 2015
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2015
- Length
- 3'
- Medium/Format
- File
