

Another movie out of my archive. It is my first feature film from 1999. About a man who is trying to quit. But doesn't know whereof. What is he waiting for? It is more a situation than a story... Short feature film, august 1999, 17 min, Hi8, color, 4:3, mono; Script, Direction, Photography, Sound and Editing - Mirko Kubein; http://www.kubein.de
Short film based on a comic strip called SMOKE by Adrian Tomine. I tried to translate the technique of narration in comic into video aesthetic. I was interested in that special kind of dynamic storytelling with stopped-motion-pictures and with breaks. How does motion work without moving the camera? SYNOPSIS: A young woman is confronted with a not solvable problem. A conflict. How does this transform into action? Where does action start? How much passivity is possible in action? Who decides when I am unable to decide? Which ways out, ways back, loops away, ways of communication are open and when are they closed? Stagnancy as a condition. Film as acting moment. Stop!