FATA MORGANA SEQUENCE 05

By being adamant in its refusal to give any explanation and by being script, language and expression itself, the film passes on and leaves the burden and the pleasure up to me to find a solution for the riddle. Any attempt to inquire as to the meaning of the film is thwarted by the film itself, for it is constructed in a manner that does not allow any consideration and any analysis from the outside. This film deliberately refuses to give any explanation. And it gets away with it, because -- with regard to its cinematographic elements -- it is beyond reproach and simply perfect.
For the audience, the film is a double challenge. It is captivating and enchanting due to its materiality and it throws me back to my own self. In an existential way. Answers and a meaning thereof are found when I open myself to the film, accepting all the risks and inconsistencies, despite all reasoning.
This film reveals anything I may discover within me.
There's no cheating. Anything that can be heard and can be seen is all that matters. Nothing else. Sounds and images do not give a meaning, they are.

(Michael Pilz)

Screenings: International Filmfestival Rotterdam'13, The Netherlands / Diagonale '13, Graz, Austria / Bradford International Filmfestival '13, Great Britain / New Horizons International Filmfestival '13, Poland / Bildrausch - Filmfest Basel '13, Switzerland / Transilvania International Filmfestival '13, Cluj, Romania / 48. Karlovy Vary International Filmfestival '13, Czech Republic / 37th São Paulo International Filmfestival, Brazil / 42nd Festival du nouveau cinema 2013, Montreal, Canada / Copenhagen architecture festival x film 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark