Starting with a woman who's over a hundred, representatives of different generation speak about their expectations for the future of humanity. De generation gap is quite palpable, even thought the comments themselves are not particulary ground-breaking. What makes this short documentary (less than 5 minutes) so special is the thoughtful way in which Bishopp has chosen to edit the images, suggesting a cycle of these perception. Cleverly constructed and quite thought-provoking.
Gijs is walking through some stunningly beautiful hillside landscape with his girlfriend, but their journey is repeatedly interrupted by phone calls by Gijs' distraught mother, whose tone becomes increasingly more desperate and hostile as Gijs tries to cut off each conversation with as much tact as he can muster. The build-up of tension in the conversations is well-acted, but never really involving and it's rather unclear what director Bourgonje was trying to do. Some interesting ideas, but it ends up being dramatically unsatisfying.
The director wear their hearts on their sleaves in this pretty obvious plea on behalf of the oceans. It is beautifully photographed and the 'plastic whale' is wonderfully designed, but this could have done with a more subtle approach. Environmental activists and lovers of ocean life will enjoy this, nevertheless.
Remarkable combination of fiction and documentary, as the three of the four leads in this story about early motherhood play themselves and are really pregnant. The actual lead is played by Pernille Vallentin, an actress whose storyline - in spite of the fact that, in name at least, she plays herself - is fictional. As her continually crying baby drains her energy, leaving her both frustrated and insecure about her own capabilities of her mother, she seeks advice from her three friends whom she meets regulary during aquajogging, which explains the title. Vallentin is terrific in her demanding role and Zerny makes clever us of sound to help us get into the mind of a mother trying desperately to deal with every mother's fears. Captivating work.
Flora [United States - Chaerin Im] => 6
A vagina is like a flower. You may have heard that one before, but this experimental short tries to bridge the divide between men and women by portraying the penis as a flower as well. The result is constant barrages of digital vaginas morphing into penises and vice versa. Chaerin Im may have put a lot of work into the visual design, but what's the point?
As she is about to celebrate her 102nd birthday, Elisabeth Fisher-Spanjer still enjoys life to the fullest. She regulary receives phone calls from people in different languages, but has also struck up a friendship with some local pigeons she likes to feed on the balcony of her apartment. Elisabeth has been (and still is) politically active and has lead a fascinating life, as she makes clear when she said none other than Leon Trotzky used to correspond with her! That life would have made an excellent subject for this documentary, but Van Tassel seems to wants to say something about ageing in general. But Elisabeth is definitely not you average 102-year old, which makes that message unconvincing.
Reacties
Een reactie posten