The Wild
Director Helena Wittmann
Countries Germany
Duration 12 min
Synopsis
Besides the theme of unexpected complexity of individual life paths, the film particularly points out the possibility of “cinematic space” in form of a “third space”. The construction is based on the merging of two spaces that are seemingly in contrast to each other. The first space is the specific living space of a retired couple. The second space is embodied in film recordings by the man, which were shot on Super 8 between the sixties and nineties during numerous travels to Africa and Asia. The pictures show animals, which over the course of the film are projected into the living space. The specific of this construction is that no frontiers but a verge is formed between the spaces mentioned above. Therefore in the moment of the third space - as it is limited in time - a new cinematic reality is formed.
Besides the theme of unexpected complexity of individual life paths, the film particularly points out the possibility of “cinematic space” in form of a “third space”. The construction is based on the merging of two spaces that are seemingly in contrast to each other. The first space is the specific living space of a retired couple. The second space is embodied in film recordings by the man, which were shot on Super 8 between the sixties and nineties during numerous travels to Africa and Asia. The pictures show animals, which over the course of the film are projected into the living space. The specific of this construction is that no frontiers but a verge is formed between the spaces mentioned above. Therefore in the moment of the third space - as it is limited in time - a new cinematic reality is formed.