// The invention of the moving image complicated our relationship with reality as it
propels us away once more, arguably even alienates us. Since the beginning of film history,
documentary filmmakers often understood this and have thus always accompanied the view of
reality through the camera with a reflection of their own mediality. Five films trace this
tradition into the present realities of Skype, YouTube, and 3-D shooters – some of the
contemporary forums framing our discussions of reality.
From numerous reprints, copies, and multiplications emerge pictures reminiscent of the physical origins of analog film production. In KOPIERWERK, processes usually invisible to the audience like the perforation of film, emulsion damage, or light streaks meet the highly visible in the likes of Meryl Streep, Warren Beatty, and Jim Carrey to unify both worlds of the medium: the transient symbolism on the one and the material objectivity on the other hand.… >>>
Premiere:
German Premiere
Nominated:
A38-Production Grant Kassel-Halle
- Director: Stefanie Weberhofer
An unexpected ASMR respiratory exam. ASMR is a popular genre of videos on youtube, lead by soothing sounds believed by its creators to generate euphoria, a sound porn of sorts. DOTS is a part of Ann Oren's video journals, a short video series responding to media culture and Instagram specifically with the square format, often starring animals.… >>>
Premiere:
World Premiere
For those exiled remembering is a difficult process as Adèle Shaykhulova knows, who had to leave her home of Russia as a child. Shaykhulova’s exemplifies how this essential process is transformed through contemporary technologies as her connection to her home depends on old videos and recorded Skype calls. Confronted with her cousin’s cancer diagnosis, these relics amess invaluable weight. SANS VOUS, SANS MOI negotiates closeness and distance via Instagram, video-chats, and instant messages, concluding that neither is permitted through the constraints of the mediums.… >>>
Premiere:
German Premiere
- Director: Adèle Shaykhulova
Robin Klengel, Leonhard Müllner, and Michael Stumpf contemplate possible exit strategies. In their search they gain an unexpected ally, as frames and pictures of the online-shooter “Battlefield V” inspire them to apply the specificities of the game onto the realities of society. Their manipulation of the virtual architecture reveals the necessity to rupture the civil fabric for the genuine to emerge from the imaginary.… >>>
Nominated:
Goldener Key
- Director: Leonhard Müllner, Michael Stumpf, Robin Klengel
In eight minutes wholly dedicated to the “How To…” YouTube tutorial aesthetic, Bela Brillowska discusses anorexia. Halfway awkward with the camera, she shares the techniques of a seasoned body-tricking vet while never forgetting to place products or to drop links. Online-persona catchphrases supplement sharp satire as the interplay between enthusiasm and agony illustrates the grave connection body perceptions and media realities share.… >>>
- Director: Bela Brillowska
