The tree here is an ancient American Elm standing in Tompkins Square Park
in New York.
It’s named ‘The Hare Krishna Tree’ because an Indian spiritual
leader founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
nearby.
Meticulously edited, frame by frame, the tree comes to life, more than 40 years after the images were shot.
Also in this combined programme
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Walled Unwalled
At a Berlin studio, researcher Abu Hamdan recorded stories about court cases that revolved around sounds, heard or experienced through walls.
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Specialised Technique
In this found footage film with its distinctive soundtrack the filmmaker studies the colonial perspective, returning authorship to the dancers
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The Protagonists
Dao makes a plea for ‘Domestic Cinema’: plants, a metronome, a clumsy animatronic hand and colorful smoke bombs become characters in he
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Perfect Cut
Diamonds, forever an object of desire, are also the hardest substance on the planet, carving winding lines into our retina.
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Mum, I’m Sorry
The objects found in someone’s pockets – photos, pieces of paper – tell the story of the owner’s life and hopes.
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2019
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 10"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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