My brother in Red and Blue
Director Alina Ozerova
Countries Netherlands, Russian Federation, United States
Duration 16 min
Synopsis
This experimental film tests the edge between documentary and fiction through the combination of found and archive footage, and eccentric visual effects. Starting from a family insight it questions the relation between mystic and pragmatic. The intimate narration of the family story is framed with video recordings of Soviet TV hypnotists of late 1980s. Medical science as a cluster of assumptions and procedures is 'paired' with self-treatment and healing as a system of beliefs.
This experimental film tests the edge between documentary and fiction through the combination of found and archive footage, and eccentric visual effects. Starting from a family insight it questions the relation between mystic and pragmatic. The intimate narration of the family story is framed with video recordings of Soviet TV hypnotists of late 1980s. Medical science as a cluster of assumptions and procedures is 'paired' with self-treatment and healing as a system of beliefs.