Die Vergänglichkeit der Tage

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Transience of Days

Die Vergänglichkeit der Tage
Thomas Köhling
German Competition Short Film 2021
Documentary Film
Germany
2020
34 minutes
German,
Japanese
Subtitles: 
English

Eating together with chopsticks, forks, or cheese sandwiches: Heinz Toku-Zen Anneser and his students practice Buddhist rituals without pretension. In his study, which is as precisely measured as it is poetic, Thomas Köhling observes the daily routines of this small, quiet group in the German provinces and finds appealingly bizarre moments when Eastern religion and western culture overlap. The sky above the Velux window is the same as above Mount Fuji.

André Eckardt

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Director
Thomas Köhling
Cinematographer
Thomas Köhling
Editor
Thomas Köhling
Producer
Thomas Köhling
Sound
Rafael Vogel