Our Hands Are Empty

SJ. Ramir / Australia, New Zealand / 2014 / World Premiere / 9 min.

synopsis

A silent stroll through a dark landscape in which our gaze loosely follows the contours of hills, meadows and clouds in order to focus on several specific objects, although their blurred margins cause them to blend into the background. The distinctive graininess rewrites the landscape into a noticeably melancholy object-ness.

DETAIL:
The repeated emphasis of the horizon, beyond which there are only further horizons, reminds us of the process of searching, of relying on familiar objects, memories and beings, when even not-finding is an ongoing need.

biography

New Zealand director SJ Ramir (1971) began as a photographer and filmmaker, but has recently focused on working with the digital image. His films often depict the landscape (both real and as 3D models), and his central theme is the road, bot physical and metaphysical. He also experiments with custom-made camera filters. In the past, the Jihlava IDFF has shown his films Our Voice Are Mute (2008) and Cold Clay, Emptiness (2010).