Shot in 3D, August is loosely based on the life and work of Cologne photographer August Sander (1876-1964). In surreal and dreamy sequences, it imagines the artist at the end of his life, nearly blind and haunted by the death of his son, and by the figures he has photographed. As in his other films, director Fast tells a story of trauma, war and relationships; with clarity of images and ambivalence of meaning.
All Short films at IFFR 2017
Also in this combined programme
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Fajr
Three figures appear from the gloom. Dawn gives the abstract silhouettes in the desert increasing volume, while the call to prayer breaks the sil
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What the Heart Wants
Set deep within an imagined future, HYPER, a new system that has achieved the ultimate goal of becoming human, introduces us to her dizzying world.
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Fuddy Duddy
Fuddy Duddy is a mesmerising animation that uses the motif of the grid to blow it completely to pieces.
Film details
- Country of production
- Germany
- Year
- 2017
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2017
- Length
- 15"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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