Vienna Shorts
May 27, 2021
https://www.viennashorts.com/en/programs/feed-me-kjvrxdtrmq
FOCUS
In these times of crisis we are getting so much information we would probably have ignored if things were different. Such tidbits include details about aerosols that potentially spread viruses and how they disperse in a room when we exhale, or the necessity of good ventilation in spaces where we like to spend time — like a movie theater.
As a festival whose films often directly reflect the events around us, it’s hard to get around a subject as all-encompassing as the pandemic. At the same time, we wanted to avoid a sensationalistic gaze and tried to take the pandemic as a departure point to throw open the windows and follow our desire and curiosity to let in the bizarre, the drama, the memories, the journeys toward everywhere and nowhere — in short: to let in some fresh air for once and take a deep breath. How does that pretty song by the Hollies go? Sometimes / All We Need Is THE AIR THAT WE BREATHE … (de)
MEMORIES OF TRAVELING
Oh, to finally pack our travel bags again! Approaching this semblance of freedom and experience via memories, five female filmmakers let us partake in their journeys—whether it’s with their own footage of past travels, found footage of the travels of others, or footage they’ve been given by someone to work with. We tour Austrian lakes, an American beach, the Middle East, the big blue on a big ship, and elsewhere—also in search of ourselves and our place in this world. Let’s embark on this journey together! (db)
CURATED BY
Doris Bauer (Vienna Shorts)
SEEEN SEHEN
Bady Minck
AT 1998, 5 min 12 sec
A MONTH OF SINGLE FRAMES
Barbara Hammer, Lynne Sachs
US 2019, 14 min 9 sec
THERE ARE NO WRONG CHOICES
Anne Collet
BE 2015, 30 min
PASSAGEN
Lisl Ponger
AT 1996, 10 min 46 sec
OCCIDENTE
Ana Vaz
FRPT 2014, 15 min 15 sec