In the unique landscape film Meridian Plain hundreds of thousands of photos – from panoramas to macro shots – chart entirely unknown territory. Fabulous editing by Kraning brings the ostensibly dead, semi-desert to life in this short documentary revealing a possible scenario for the future. Meridian Plain is an exciting first-hand report of an expedition into a dusty terra incognita.
All Short films at IFFR 2017
Also in this combined programme
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The Lost Object
A film studio; a simple room with a bed, chair, desk and sink; a crew. And a mysterious object. What more is needed for a tensive film?
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Lunar Dial
Painter Gao Yuan’s experimental animation is composed of a series of surreal scenes. Objects and people find themselves in unusual situations wh
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Holy God
“Self-portrait. In 1998 our family came under armed attack. We were able to escape and we fled Grozny. We have been silent about it since.” (Vladlena
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2016
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2017
- Length
- 18"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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