THE FINAL CALL
presented by visiting filmmaker Florian Baron
FLORIAN BARON is a German filmmaker currently researching a documentary based in Pittsburgh. He will present two recent works:
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presented by visiting filmmaker Florian Baron
FLORIAN BARON is a German filmmaker currently researching a documentary based in Pittsburgh. He will present two recent works:
The
images of this film are impressions of a journey, the narration are
fragments of a journal. The author's travels to Japan and Easter Island
bring back a feeling from his childhood: a fear of being alone, and a
longing for it. It also makes him reflect on his place in society: What
role do the global catastrophes of our time play for the way
we define ourselves? In what way does a war, a natural disaster or the
radioactive fallout of Fukushima connect to one's personal history?
2012 / 60 min. / Germany, Japan, Chile
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It is 2010, and Mexico is celebrating 200
years of independence from Spain, and 100 years since the "Mexican Revolution" of Pancho Villa and others. In this setting
we want to shoot a documentary film about Mexico's turbulent history and its
contemporary situation. We get into a taxi. This is how our film starts.
2010 / 17 min. / Mexico
Friday, May 16
6:30p Food & Social
7:00p Screening & Discussion
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