Trying to forget you
<<shortfilm>> (director, writer, performer, editor), 2019, 8 min.
TRYING TO FORGET YOU
Sinopsis
"In the middle of the night, a broken farted finds music in the arms of beautiful strangers.“
"In the middle of the night, a broken farted finds music in the arms of beautiful strangers.“
Directed by Aérea Negrot, Simon*e Jaikiriuma Paetau Performers CAMO, Jao Moon, Aérea Negrot,
Simon*e J. Paetau, Sekou Younge Editing Simon*e Jaikiriuma Paetau Camera Simon*e Jaikiriuma Paetau, Aérea Negrot Hair Pieces Sarah Matthiasson Grading Abdul Twebti Music by Aérea Negrot
Simon*e J. Paetau, Sekou Younge Editing Simon*e Jaikiriuma Paetau Camera Simon*e Jaikiriuma Paetau, Aérea Negrot Hair Pieces Sarah Matthiasson Grading Abdul Twebti Music by Aérea Negrot
Germany 2019, 7 Min. 56 Sec., colour
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen - 1. prize muVi Award Winner
After watching all of this year’s MuVi Award submissions, though, we did feel an immediate consensus about the first place winner, for its raw interpretation.
We were struck by the video’s juxtaposition of a proclamation that “we will not be erased” with the expression of “just trying to forget”, which conveys an autonomy around memory that speaks to its greater sense of empowerment, all on display here with confrontational energy and beauty alike.
We also appreciated how Trying to Forget You is both visceral and humorous, qualities equally necessary in today’s political climate. They are also qualities channelled by our second place selection (...)