In This Valley of Respite, My Last Breath...

synopsis

Wandering on the edge of darkness, the camera records grainy objects and pulls hesitant signs of the searched-for refuge from the darkness. By carefully working with light, the filmmaker sketches a unique place bathed in silence and uncertainty, on the back of specific depictions of buildings and landscapes.

“The theme explored in my work is that of ‘journeys’ – both physical and metaphysical; alluding to isolation of the individual and isolation of place.” SJ. Ramir

biography

SJ. Ramir (1971) is a New Zealand photographer and filmmaker who has recently begun to work with the digital image. His works often show the perspective of a person in the middle of an empty landscape. By using custom camera filters to distort reality, he evokes a feeling of loneliness, which is an integral part of his work. The Ji.hlava IDFF previously screened his films Our Hands Are Empty (2014) and Cold Clay, Emptiness… (2010).

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