DAS GESTELL

by Philip WIDMANN
2017 / Super 8mm / color-b&w / sound / 1S / 30' 00

A Japanese philosopher writes a letter to a famous German colleague. He asks the German to advise the Japanese people how to deal with the permeation of modern life by technology. More than 50 years later, the same issues are being discussed among academics and aspiring engineers. It is hard to grasp how humans and technology continue to coexist. Resorting to biographical trivia, mythological histories and the recounting of dreams is not helping them to see these issues any clearer. In the grainy images of the film, landscapes from an uncertain time appear, occasionally flooded by water and a cacophony of brass players. The uncontrollable finds its ways into a world that tries to minimise risks and thus creates new dangers.


post production: ATELIER 105

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distribution format Digital file on USB stick
screen 16/9 (single screen)
sound sound
translation English (Embedded subtitles)
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distribution format Digital file on USB stick
screen 16/9 (single screen)
sound sound
translation German (Embedded subtitles)
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distribution format DCP on USB stick
screen 16/9 (single screen)
sound sound
translation English (Embedded subtitles)
rental fee 105,00 €

distribution format DCP on USB stick
screen 16/9 (single screen)
sound sound
translation German (Embedded subtitles)
rental fee 105,00 €