#049 THE GLAMOUR OF EVERYDAY LIFE
A rainy Sunday visit to a military air show, a transvestite’s lonely Christmas, projections of your mother on strangers and the ramifications of growing up in an artists’ family. Even the undisputed cornerstone of society hides an immensely exciting reality.
Films in this programme
FAMILY PORTRAIT
SARAH CARLIER
(ROMANIA 2010, 2:38 MINS)
(ROMANIA 2010, 2:38 MINS)
In my videos I use a constant frame that just moves through my characters. Using this working method I want to explore the boundaries...
S.T.T.L
ELISABETH SMOLARZ
(USA, 2011, 4:20 MINS)
(USA, 2011, 4:20 MINS)
S.T.T.L (Sit tibi terra levis, or “May the earth rest lightly on you”) is a short video about the way we die. Since human death is...
ADVENT
PETR HATLE
(CZECH REPUBLIC 2010, 18:00 MINS)
(CZECH REPUBLIC 2010, 18:00 MINS)
Unfortunately this video is not available on Impakt Channel. An experimental portrait of desperate existence in preChristmas Prague....
MANDARIN
SARAH BIJLSMA
(THE NETHERLANDS 2010, 16:19 MINS)
(THE NETHERLANDS 2010, 16:19 MINS)
Mandarin tells the story of a farmer in Friesland, who desperately wants a girl after the birth of his eight sons. At the same time, the...
MAD DOGS AND ENGLISH MEN
DANIEL CHESTER
(UNITED KINGDOM 2010, 4:42 MINS)
(UNITED KINGDOM 2010, 4:42 MINS)
A quintessential British summers day out. Picnics, Spitfires, real ale, naps and some good old fashioned patriotism. For me it is always...
ALL FLOWER IN TIME
JONATHAN CAOUETTE
(USA 2010, 13:00 MINS)
(USA 2010, 13:00 MINS)
Unfortunately this video is not available on the Impakt Channel. “I am not from this place,” declares a French cowboy. An old...
MY VOICE WILL REACH YOU
MEIRO KOIZUMI
(JAPAN 2009, 11:26 MINS)
(JAPAN 2009, 11:26 MINS)
Unfortunately this video is not available on the Impakt Channel. Dislocation and the fetishization of relationships underlie the work of...
FAMILY
YURI A, R MOND
(SWITZERLAND 2011, 4:02 MINS)
(SWITZERLAND 2011, 4:02 MINS)
With monthly passport photos taken during the last 30 years “Family” portraits four people: a relationship goes to pieces, a new one...