29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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The Electronic Border
The Electronic Border

The Electronic Border

David Elsener / Switzerland / 2012 / East European Premiere / 8 min.


synopsis

The documentary as a computer game – not suitable for epileptics – in a technologically remarkable abstract experimental essay. An at times madcap confession, set to the rhythm of electronic music videos, of the filmmaker's loving relationship to outdated hardware and software that speaks in the language of computers, cyborgs and dark humour.

"Computer games built a castle full of fantastical worlds in my mind. These have become a part of my memory. My mind makes no difference between memories of dreams and memories of computers. It makes no difference between reality and imagination."

more about film

director: David Elsener

contact

David Elsener
david.elsener@gmx.ch
+4179 810 12 22

Film at festival

premiere type:East European Premiere
festival edition:2013
section:Short Joy
format:HD
language:German, English
subtitles:German, English
colour:Colour

Info

director:David Elsener
original title:The Electronic Border
country:Switzerland
year:2012
running time:8 min.

Section


Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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