MA'RIB
Director Rainer Komers
Countries
Duration 30 min
Synopsis
"Ma’rib" is the second installation in a tetralogy examining destroyed cities. Each film is connected to one of the four elements. Ma’rib is "earth" in the form of sand, soil, and stone. The city is situated 150 km east of Yemen's capital, where the mountains meet the Rhub al-Khali desert. 4000 Diesel pumps irrigate the oasis and a new power station will supply mass electricity. Without dialogue or narration, the film's stark offering of particular habits, rhythms, and gestures of a rugged country constantly zigzags between sociological observation and sudden poetry.
"Ma’rib" is the second installation in a tetralogy examining destroyed cities. Each film is connected to one of the four elements. Ma’rib is "earth" in the form of sand, soil, and stone. The city is situated 150 km east of Yemen's capital, where the mountains meet the Rhub al-Khali desert. 4000 Diesel pumps irrigate the oasis and a new power station will supply mass electricity. Without dialogue or narration, the film's stark offering of particular habits, rhythms, and gestures of a rugged country constantly zigzags between sociological observation and sudden poetry.