Juris Poškus
110/220
Latvija, Fa Filma / 1997 / sound / 52’ / 16mm >> 2K
Camera: Jesper Wachtmeister
Sound: Deborah Stratman
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The film is a diptych of two mega-cities – Moscow and Los Angeles. Each has a population that exceeds 10 million and both are characterized by vast urban spaces and monumental travel systems, organised in a grand scale plan. Camera moves through geometric lines created by urban planners and develops a pragmatic, frontal view akin to early cinema or theatre stages. It seeks the magical in the mundane, focusing our attention to simple human actions and static moments in an evermoving environment. This is the scene that would reveal itself to an alien who’s come to collect data about our civilisation while remaining invisible to us.
The third Experimental Film Festival Process will take place from 20th to 24th March 2019 in Riga, Latvia, offering five days of film screenings, expanded cinema performances, lectures, discussions and other events. The festival is dedicated to analog cinema, celebrating the physical medium of film in all its personal, adventurous and uncompromising forms.
Tickets 4-5 EUR: Bezrindas.lv
More info: process-fest.lv
The festival is organised by Baltic Analog Lab. Supported by State Culture Capital Foundation, Riga City Council, Nordic Culture Point, British Council Latvia.
