Not a Walk in the Park

This alien body that does not seem to be yours. It is too conspicuous, too tall, and then again too insignificant. A cinematic reconciliation with being different.

Very few images, a short tale, a brief giggle, a song sung together. A miniature in which self-harm and Catholicism are stitched together.

Super8 material from the 1980s poses a mystery, so an AI tool is tasked with deciphering Berlin life. It recognizes surprising connections to the ancient city of Ekbatana.

Film sketches compete for the filmmaker’s attention, scenarios push each other out of the way. Too much distraction, all the time. A feverishly associative animation about a neurodivergent mind.

“Are you with us or against us?” A cult-like community in the neighbouring flat who displays ape-like behaviour and fanatical faith tries to convert a man after work.

The boundaries between dream, memory, cinema, and the search for oneself dissolve in this unusual mixture of diary, autofiction, and free association.

Moving snapshots of people taken along a river in Kyoto develop a captivating rhythm one is only too willing to give in to. People play, sing, and take walks.