Ulrich Gregor and Heidi Kim at the W Hong Kong Hotel
A triangle story. Two people in a hotel room. Both look into the camera. He, immobile, withstands the gaze. She, clearly irritated, turns away again and again. The long cuts give the camera its own performance. As of now they’re a threesome. (sixpackfilm)
Also in this combined programme
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all-around junior male
A portrait of a young Nunamiut athlete, focusing on the materiality of film and its surface textures. (Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre) -
The Invader and the Origin of the World
Inspired by the painting L’origine du monde by Courbet. We see a naked woman on a beach in Southern Europe, while a strong, charismatic African… -
Abu Ammar Is Coming
A picture shot by a Magnum photographer proves to be a teasing enigma. Arabic newspapers claim it as evidence of Bangladeshi fighters in the PLO… -
Touch of Inga
A negative print from the original negatives. This negative projection allows us to reconsider the various processes inherent in filmmaking. (Image Fo -
The Mourning of the Sea
Shot at Cape Verde, this film echoes the deep sadness of the past and lingers between memory and what remains of memory. (Argos) -
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Black and White Film
A woman reveals her naked body and gradually paints it. When she has become invisible, the film fades to total darkness. (Light Cone) -
Untitled, 1925
Madi Piller follows her grandfather’s path through the highlands of Peru, where the Andes become the backdrop for reflections and insights. (Vta -
Remedies – Rongoã
Huber and Saarikko were inspired by the traditions of various healing methods and the Maori culture, but also by the imminent threat of nature. (AV-ar -
Just
Just plays with image, sound and language but breaks down their karma and builds up new combinations of meaning. (Video Data Bank) -
The Radio Wave of Blood Beneath the Dirt Ice and Flowers
An alchemical process of elevation becoming a worship of energy. Dirt, ice, liquids, flowers and the shape of blood are the words in this poem.… -
Rodney King
A black man’s brutal police assault was filmed and broadcast. Pauser and Söderberg used images and material from various TV channels. (Film -
Jillian Dressing
While looking in a mirror, a woman adjusts her hair and clothing. The film examines the construction of female appearance. (Circuit) -
Die Pferde des Rittmeisters
WWII documentary footage filmed behind the front lines. Von Wedemeyer examines pictorial spaces and boundaries of the subjective camera at war. -
Last Light Breaking
The images seem possessed by the memories of those passed away. This film is an examination of the ties that formed beyond the last light.
Film details
- Country of production
- Austria
- Year
- 2011
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2017
- Length
- 3'
- Medium/Format
- 16mm
