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Saturday 3/2 18:30

VP 5: Detours @ Studio II

Revolution after Revolution

Mario Asef [de/ro]
When a staged revolution is part of the historical reality of a country, the representation becomes the moulding of every day life. The film is a poetical outline of a contemporary and multi-ethnic Romania, which is drawing itself imaginary pictures on the empty slate.

Revolution after Revolution , de/ro, 2006, 14:00

Calling 911

‘Calling 911’, recorded in Los Angeles in November 2003, is a film about the hidden network of emergency and social safety nets in the United States. It illustrates the idea that recorded reality sometimes seems to exist only as a constant continuation of a narrative.

Calling 911, nl, 2004, 6:00

In All Honesty There's Nothing I'd Like More

An exploration of the problematic social potential of a landscaped public space. The video depicts a journey around designated paths synchronised with a performed
soundtrack of shifting roles. The performer creates powerful, pathetic and often absurd characterisations which refer to the uncertainty of an environment caught between function and folly.

In All Honesty There’s Nothing I’d like More, uk, 2005, 7:40

Schwarzfahrer

“Everybody does what he or she likes, why should it stop just because one is visually impaired?” says Milos, who has been blind ever since an eye surgery four years ago.
Milos favours rock music and fast engines - and ‘Schwarzfahren‘…

Schwarzfahrer, de 2006, 9:40

Neighborhood

Players of the game ‘The Sims’ tell of the life of their avatar. Through their first-person accounts, the players sow confusion between reality and the virtual world and propose an original representation of their double life.

Neighborhood, fr, 2006, 17:00

Schaefferiennes - urbaines

Blas Payri [fr /es]
‘Schaefferiennes’ is a series of audiovisual works based on electro-acoustic music. The title refers to Pierre Schæffer and his studies on the concrete description of the sound in the 50s, having great influence on electronic music and radio art.

Schaefferiennes - urbaines, es, 2005-2006, 7:44

Wood Report

‘Wood Report’ is a video based on the structure of TV
news, using the same camera movements, graphics and a
jingle to highlight the content and transforming it into an
idyllic forest, where ‘nothing’ is happening.

Wood Report, se, 2006, 1:57