CN: Films in this program work with light effects that can trigger photosensitive people.
The sea: fascination, a place of longing, a habitat, but also a threatening force of nature that displaces and makes whole areas of land disappear. Here it interweaves three films into an opus. An Austrian experimental film captures the unconscious in the darkness of the water in vibrating reflections of the moon. Young people in Costa Rica talk about their dreams while the sea washes over their questions about the future. An Indian film, wild and polyphonic, weaves traditional chants, interviews, and found footage into a mystic narrative about the disappearance of the Satabhaya region. (Linn Löffler)
Some time ago I was able to take a photograph that was as fascinating as it was ordinary: the reflection of the full moon on the surface of the sea. The allure of this double reflection of sunlight, from the moon over the surface of the water, brought me to the third level of reflection – the play of light on the cinema screen.
… >>>In the small coastal town of Manzanillo, Costa Rica, local teens and adolescents tell each other stories, fairy tales, and dreams, while a magical moon creeps in and a catastrophic event is imminent. The children of Manzanillo play amidst ruins and rubble, escaping boredom and stagnation into a collective fantasy world where they find ways to dream up a new future.
… >>>The village of Satabhaya in Odisha, East India, is regularly hit by tsunamis and cyclones and continues to vanish due to rising sea levels and land erosion. These changes have led to displacement and migration, making it a place of memory, longing, nostalgia and fiction. As such, it is often used for post-human or non-human climate fiction and speculation. Theories propose that it could be transformed into a sanctuary for wildlife, an underwater habitat, or, for cartographers, a perfect “horror vacui”.
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