Boat People

Sarah Wood / United Kingdom / 2016 / East European Premiere / 22 min.

synopsis

As essayistic meditation on mass movements of people since the Second World War, including today’s mass flight from war, the possibility of death and environmental catastrophe. Images of the natural elements and scenes taken from the films of, among others, Humphrey Jennings or Derek Jarman explore the relationship between the representation of movements and ideas.

“Notes from a country gripped by sudden political insularity: Boat People explores the meaning of welcome and the age-old possibilities of hospitality.” S. Wood

biography

British artist Sarah Wood (1967) works with found footage, in particular documentary material. She explores the relationship between history and individual memory, or the signifi - cance of archival institutions. The Ji.hlava IDFF previously showed her fi lms Murmuration x 10 (2015), I Am a Spy (2014) and For Cultural Purposes Only (2009).

more about film

director:	Sarah Wood
producer:	Sarah Wood
script:	Sarah Wood
editing:	Sarah Wood

contact

SARAH WOOD / Studio 6, Artworks, 5 Green's Road / CB4 3EF / Cambridge / United Kingdom / +44 7866 812549 / sarah@sarahwoodworld.com

Film at festival

premiere type:	East European Premiere
festival edition:	2017
section:	Fascinations
awards:	Best Experimental Documentary Film
format:	Video File
language:	English
colour:	Colour