Country: Sweden
Year: 2011
Duration: 12'
A rural village in southern Sweden at dusk. Thirteen clips depict the atmosphere. Someone is walking home in the dark; suddenly there is a noise: it’s impossible to tell whether it is the next-doorneighbor’s dog or a wolf lying in wait along the way. “People never know why they do what they do. But they need explanations for themselves and for others. That’s why movies always have the plots seated promptly in the first row. But sometimes it happens that one have no words. It often feels as if a film is assessed according to the story it tells, good story – good movie, unusual story – unusual movie, and the experience of watching never gets passed that. Sent på Jorden is an attempt to tell a story cinematically. Instead of talking about or explaining a feeling to the audience we wanted the film to perform those feelings. No movies are not conversations, why should they be so limited?”
Biography
film director
John Skoog
John Skoog (1985) studied art in Frankfurt but ever since his adolescence he has been interested in experimental film, photography and video installations. His works have been exhibited at the MoMA in New York, the Museum of Plastic Arts in Cali and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Tirana, among others, and have also been presented at important events, including the New York Underground Film Festival. Late on Earth is his debut as a film director.
FILMOGRAFIA
Sent på Jorden (Late on Earth, cm, 2011).
Cast
& Credits
regia, montaggio/director, film editing
John Skoog
fotografia/cinematography
Ita Zbroniec-Zajt
musica/music
Fredrik Wallberg
suono/sound
Hanna Sköld, David Gülich, Fredrik Wallberg
interpreti/cast
Vera Andersson Paulsson, Bodil Göransson, Tony Martinsen, Maria Kulle, Gösta Malamine Thioub, Göran Göransson
produttore/producer
Josefin Granqvist