Kamogawa

Filmstill Kamogawa

Kamogawa

Kamogawa
Rainer Komers
German Competition Documentary Film
Documentary Film
Germany
2025
16 minutes
Japanese
Subtitles: 
English
World premiere

A train rattles in the distance, a heron stalks through the water, children practice gymnastics on the promenade. A couple is on its way to the opposite bank, hopping from stone to stone. One of the stones is shaped like a turtle, symbolising wisdom. An elderly man sings beneath a concrete bridge, his voice echoing. Moving snapshots of the Kamogawa, the wild duck river in Kyoto, develop a captivating rhythm that is easy to get lost in. The men, women and children seem absorbed in their activities and themselves. Like the fisherman who is downright surprised by the fat fish on his line. Sometimes the camera also peeks into the houses behind the embankment. An elderly couple make fabrics with fancy patterns in a workshop, the regular clacking of their loom has a soothing quality. The images are full of cheerful serenity.


Anke Leweke

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29.10.
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Director
Rainer Komers
Cinematographer
Rainer Komers
Editor
Gregor Bartsch, Dirk Peuker
Producer
Rainer Komers
Sound Design
Christian Obermaier

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Rainer Komers
komersfilm@gmail.com
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