Meditations in an Emergency
This Isn’t the Future I Ordered: Meditations in an Emergency
An evening dedicated to using imaginary and filmed images to pull yourself out of a crisis. A unique combination of an extract from a video game and an acclaimed essay film tells the story of two men who try to free themselves from despair without ever leaving their heads.
The programme will be introduced by programmer Farah Hasanbegović.
Programme
Een fragment uit de videogame What Remains of Edith Finch (Giant Sparrow, US 2017, 11’)
A depressed stoner works at a cannery chopping off fish heads. A prince navigates a wondrous land all the way to his coronation. Both storylines race against reality. “A painfully accurate portrayal of what daydreaming at work feels like.” (George Weidman)
Just Don’t Think I’ll Scream (Frank Beauvais, FR 2019, 70’)
Freshly single at 45 with no job or prospects, the director copes with a low period in his life by watching 5 films a day. Constructed from a wondrous, rare, relentless stream of film fragments from this lost time, you’re never sure if the director is about to give you a joint or an indirect panic attack. Just Don’t Think I’ll Scream is a touching, darkly humorous and incredibly relevant response to a feeling shitty in a shitty world - and somehow wanting to get better.
The films in this programme are either spoken or subtitled in English.
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Details
Production year
2024
Length
90 min.
Event language
English
Country
NL
Part of
Programmers of the Future 2024
Three new Programmers of the Future will present their film programmes in Eye Filmmuseum this July. With films against despair, a colourful trip through the human psyche through animated films, and cinema that sharpens your senses.
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Programmer of the Future Farah Hasanbegović selected films to watch at home, including Dream of Silk, in which director Nahid Rezai zooms in on the lives of young girls in 2003 Tehran.
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