A flock of nymphs herald the arrival of spring. Rendered in grainy, black-and-white images, the Alseides explore their hazy surroundings through dance, bringing to life an environment composed of stylized but lush greenery. (Winnipeg Film Group)
Also in this combined programme
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rEVOLUTION: Notes for the Invasion: mar mar march
Inspired by a Leni Riefenstahl documentary, Paul Kos uses his typewriter to duplicate the rhythm of marching. -
Chromaticité I
People flee in terror before the force, or remain riveted to their seat, in the clutches of fear. -
Man Walking
Nothing but the feet and legs of a man are shown, inexhaustibly walking between life and death. -
Geschichten vom Kübelkind, Episode 7: Ein ganz kleines Glück
In the seventh episode of Stöckl and Reitz’ film series, Dumpster Kid fools around with the fruits of the field. -
A Few Common Phrases
During a first practice session in the Khoe language Khoekhoegowab, commonly used words and phrases linger in the landscape. -
PTKHO
Escaped from a dream close to the ground, the phenomena of sound poetry retreat farther and farther until they vanish. -
Dutchman’s Photographs
A series on the movement of walking barefoot through the ocean waves, produced using several hundred photographs. -
Retaliation
Inspired by Bergman’s The Virgin Spring, a woman gets rid of her frustration by hitting and breaking something. -
Mino-bimaadiziwin
A Super-8 time-lapse documentation of the First Story’s walking tour by Jaene Castrillon: a disabled, mixed-race indigenous Colombian settler. -
Ziarah
On an uninhabited Indonesian island where the nobleman Tupaia is believed to be buried, Bridget Reweti telescopes then and now. -
On the Border
Ocean trash on the beach can be surprisingly captivating. Human amorality, irresponsibility and ocean waves collaborate to create these objects. -
Robert F. Kennedy Funeral Train – The People’s View
A cinematographic reflection on a historic train journey seen from the people’s perspective, with photographs, home movies and witness accounts. -
Birds in the Earth
Examination of the deeper questions concerning ownership of Sámi land through dance performances by two young ballet students.
Film details
- Country of production
- Canada
- Year
- 2012
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 7'
- Medium/Format
- File
