Commentary
Synopsis
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A filmmaker starts out to comment on his film…
The reversal of film and commentary creates a new film. While the filmmaker gradually deconstructs the filmmaking process a new story is being told.
| Genre | Essay Film |
| Production | UK/AUT 2009 |
| Running Time | 15 min |
| Language | English |
| Shooting Format | HD (DVCPRO-HD) |
| Original Aspect Ratio | 16:9 |
| Sound Mix | Stereo LTRT |
Interviews & Texts
Cast & Crew
| Writer/Director | Robert Cambrinus |
| Cast | |
| Khalil | Menis Yousry |
| Nada | Zmira Wicking |
| Ayesha | Alice Brickwood |
| Jan | Louie Seers |
| Mehmud | Farhan Khan |
| Ali | Abbas Daya |
| Yusuf | Amir Boutrous |
| Newsagent | Robert Cambrinus |
| Crew | |
| Director of Photography | Jun Keung Cheung |
| Focus Puller | Hu Hsuan Wei |
| Assistant Cameraman | Brian Lockyer |
| Grip | Ed Lancaster |
| Gaffer | Duncan Riedl |
| 2nd Gaffer | James Matai |
| Spark | Adrianna Tsigara |
| Sound Recordist | Roger Johnson |
| 2nd Sound Recordist | Rowan October |
| Boom Operator | Jason Creasey |
| Production Designer | Renee Kharag |
| Runner | Lorraine Brown |
| Make-up Artist | Laura Jane Sessions |
| Hair | Almut Gramar |
| 2nd Make-up Artist | Soraya Gonzales |
| Stills Photographer | Joana Gauer |
| Composer | Nicholas Singer |
| Sound Designer/Mixer | Marcus Moll |
| Editor | Nathan Cubitt |
| Online Editor/Colourist | Oladoke Fagbenle |
| Assistent Director | Mark Vella |
| Production Manager | Audrey Destandau |
| Producer | Robert Stokvis |
Film Festivals | Awards
Warsaw Film Festival Warsaw, Poland Premiere
Flanders Film Festival Ghent, Belgium in competition for a nomination
as Best European Short Film (EFA)
Viennale Vienna, Austria
Diagonale Graz, Austria
Cinequest San Jose, CA
Vienna Independent Shorts (VIS) Vienna, Austria Audience Award &
Special Jury Mention
ISAFF Open Cinema St Petersburg, Russia Special Jury Prize
Malta International Film Festival Valletta, Malta
Festival de Cine Internacional de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
Filmini International Short Film Festival Sofia, Bulgaria
New Vision International Film Festival Kiev, Ukraine
Leuven International Short Film Festival Leuven, Belgium
Bamberger Kurzfilmtage Bamberg, Germany
New York Short Film Festival New York, NY
Courtisane Festival Ghent, Belgium
European Media Art Festival Osnabrück, Germany
video_dumbo video art festival Brooklyn, NY
Cortopotere Short Film Festival Bergamo, Italy
L'Alternativa Independent Film Festival Barcelona, Spain
Opuzen Film Festival Opuzen, Croatia
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Interview (in German) by Dr. Siegfried Tesche for FilmFest Spezial during the European Media Art Festival in Osnabrück on 29-04-2011.
Download English interview transcript here (pdf)
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Media Fields Journal (University of California, Santa Barbara) publishes film scholar Laura Rascaroli's paper: Sonic Interstices - Essayistic Voiceover and Spectatorial Space in Robert Cambrinus's Commentary
Download the full article here (pdf)
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Interview with Lorenzo Rossi for the Cortopotere Short Film Festival in Bergamo, XI edition 23-29 October 2011.
Download the English version here (pdf)
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