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Sebastian Buerkner | UK | 2018 | 10' | | IFFR 2019

Shot in Vienna during the divisive presidential elections of 2016, visiting outsider Buerkner creates a distinct
impression of the city. A feeling of dislocation and alienation washes
over us through the use of two separate image streams stitched together
in a stereoscopic tangle. No use in trying to keep afloat.

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  • Cavalcade

    Cavalcade deals with basic elements of the motion picture: movement and standstill, as a turning wheel interacts with strobe light synchronized with t

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  • Printed Sunset

    The Hollywood trope of a couple gazing at a romantic sunset, deconstructed and transformed into a novel beauty.

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  • This Action Lies

    This Action Lies is about the limits of observation; about staring very hard at something while listening to something else.

    • Bright Future Short
View the full programme

Film details

Country of production
UK
Year
2018
Festival edition
IFFR 2019
Length
10"
Medium/Format
DCP

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