Life and Other Problems
Max Kestner / Denmark, United Kingdom, Sweden / 2024 / Czech Premiere / 97 min.
synopsis
What is life? asks Max Kestner in the introduction to his expansive reflection on the greatest mysteries of the universe. He looks for answers that would shed light on why we exist at all in philosophy, biology and quantum physics. In addition to his curiosity, he is guided by an incident from Copenhagen Zoo that took place 10 years ago. At the time, its director had a healthy giraffe killed because it was no longer needed as part of an international breeding program. The fact that so many people around the world have expressed sympathy for the “unnecessary” animal suggests that we share much more with the world around us, including invisible microbes, than we admit, according to Kestner.
“I could have made a story about how media works and how it [the story] exploded in the media but to me it was the scientific and philosophical questions that I felt were there at the time, but weren’t really answered.” — Max Kestner
biography
Max Kestner (1969) is a leading figure in Danish documentary cinema. He graduated from the Danish National Film School, where he teaches today. After his studies, he worked for DR TV. His documentaries have been screened at festivals around the world. The most recent one kicked off this year's CPH:DOX.more about film
director: | Max Kestner |
producer: | Vibeke Vogel |
photography: | Emil Aagaard, Noah Collier, Sturla Brandth Grøvlen, Jacob Sofussen, Maria Von Hausswolff |
editing: | Michael Aaglund |
music: | Maxwell Sterling |
sound design: | Gustaf Berger |
co-producer: | John Archer, Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck |
executive producer: | Mark Thomas |
contact
Nanna Lykke / DR Salesnlyk@dr.dk
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Screening time
Kino DKO II
Kino DKO II
Film at festival
premiere type: | Czech Premiere |
festival edition: | 2024 |
section: | Ji.hlava Online, Testimonies |
language: | Japanese, Swedish, English, Danish |
subtitles: | English |
colour: | Colour |
Info
director: | Max Kestner |
original title: | Livet og andre problemer |
country: | Denmark, United Kingdom, Sweden |
year: | 2024 |
running time: | 97 min. |