Quiet
by Lukas Zerbst
Germany
In Quiet, we accompany a dancer on a journey through nocturnal Bremen. Is he seeking silence, or indeed fleeing from it? In any case, he goes after the noise - not the obvious one, but the one you only hear when it is quiet. While he does, he escapes his city walk, again and again, by turning around, running, or jumping, and so he arrives in in several completely different settings: in a forest, on a demolition site, in a field. The soundscape that welcomes him each turn calms him down at times, yet at others, it instils restlessness, even mania. The film draws attention to what the often overheard, the inaudible, does to the body when it becomes loud, when it begins to drown out the everyday soundscape.
words from the filmmaker
Quiet describes the inner world of perception of an introverted person in a performative way. It visualizes the sensual experience in various types of public space. The camera follows the protagonist sensitively and empathically, becoming a dancing partner itself. By that it seemingly turns the performers inner emotional world outwards.
why we love this film
Mesmerizing. A filmmaker unafraid of chaos and uninhibited by conventional storytelling. Get ready to feel seen and senile watching this piece
credits
A film by
Based on an idea by
With
Directed by
Director of Photography, Sound & Post Production
Thanks to
Created in the frame of The Gone Together Project by
Produced by
Lukas Zerbst
Alexandra Morales
Andor Rusu
Lukas Zerbst
Lukas Zerbst
Gabrio Gabrielli
Michai Geyzen
Karl Rummel
Young-Won Song
Rósza Szabó
Alexandra Morales/Unusual Symptoms
Theater Bremen, 2021
