2015
Cannes Film Festival
一種注目單元
一種注目單元
最佳影片獎、最佳導演獎、最佳原創劇本獎提名
最佳影片提名
I love the beauty and knowledge found in films. People from different times and cultures continue to face an unknown future. As the stories unfold, the world always surpasses my imagination. I constantly seek out and find solace in meanings that are friendly, interesting, and profound.
The contemporary world is accelerating; battling with time and efficiency has become a daily routine for most. But the faster we go, the blurrier some things become, to the point of being unheard or unseen. Thus, within the span of a single film, through several deeply contemplative "gazes," it's possible to discover that "slowing down" is, in fact, a very, very, very beautiful thing. By immersing ourselves in this slow spirit through cinema, some things finally become clear, and then, they can be heard and seen.
Every day, we're redefining time: measuring the distance of a walk or commute in time, that socially awkward moment on a Monday or Friday, climate anomalies causing red maples to arrive early and fade late, the tense of making a takeaway coffee, the excessively long summer days in Europe, the timezone of late-night runs along riverbanks or tracks, the time difference making long-distance relationships between New Zealand and France so difficult. Time in its myriad forms, time in the plural, a museum of time. I love contemplating how artists think about time: spinning, leaping, with eyes closed; sometimes between waking and sleeping, but more often, collecting time itself.
This film selection brings together the interests of our band members, approaching the creators' thoughts from various angles—from ghosts, magic, and realism, to independent music and food culture—also reflecting our mutual inspiration.