From above, a camera follows a man walking at night around a construction site in the Los Angeles's Bunker Hill neighbourhood. As he dozes off in an empty parking lot, the camera leaves its fixed vantage point to explore a wider view of the city. The realistic urban soundscape gradually welcomes the songs of various bird species, including those that are now threatened, endangered or extinct. This immersive and hypnotic film verges on visual abstraction while creating a fabulous and striking dialogue between the present and the past. It evokes a hypothetical sonic memory of this place that was once a village called Yaanga where a river flowed through a rich and diverse ecosystem. (HSB)
North American Premiere
competition : International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Singing of the Evening Stars
- Country : United States, China, Estonia
- Year : 2026
- V.O : - Without dialogue
- Subtitles : French and English
- Duration : 22 MIN
- Cinematography : Surui Guo
- Editing : Iris Sang
- Sound Design : Sangam Panta
To Break Water (2023)
Visions du Réel | Filmadrid | Curtocircuito International Film Festival | Edinburgh International Film Festival | Dokufest | Jecheon International Music & Film Festival | Image Forum Film Festival | Film Fest Gent
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