the dead walk side by side of the living
Short film, 22:12, 2016, DCP 5.1
Three channel installation, loops of 11:00 + 9:13 + 7:15, HQProRes stereo
Shooting format HD, 4K
Concept, cinematography, sound: Maria Ångerman
Additional camera: Siska
Editing: Lars Späth, Pedro Collantes
Sound Design: Sergio González Cuervo
Cast: Anne Thieme, Thomas Gerber
Funded by AVEK, Netherlands Film Academy, Taike
In a dialogue borrowed from Duras’ Agatha (1981), the film describes separation and alienation and asks what really distinguishes human life from the lives of other species.
The film unfolds entirely in an intimate close-up, uncovering the last encounter between two lovers, focusing on their as well as animal bodies rather than their faces and shares the presence with grooming chimpanzees in a zoo. It ends with traveling images through empty zoo spaces while disparate voices utter fragments recounting for their changed perception from a previous urban experience.
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