Below
Marc Augé calls these areas where people stay anonymous and lonely as non-places. The French anthropologist claims that these transit spaces are not significant enough in people's lives to build a social reference. But exactly these “anti-spaces” will be filled with a variety of emotions trapped in breathtaking scenery of electrifying metrocosmos.
“Everything seems so cold as we imagine the future. Almost no seats, nothing to hang. Some can see it depressing, I just love it. I really think this feels like cyberspace.”
– Frank, daily "below time": 1:55h, photographer, loves subway pictures.
Currently there are 212 different cities which are transporting their inhabitants below the surface of the earth. "Below" introduces not only mega-cities like Shanghai or New York but also bizarre places like Stockholm’s underground which is designed by 150 artists. Furthermore, "Below" unveils cities such as Los Angeles, where the empty subway stations become a pure status symbol. Spectacular architecture, hypnotizing unknown tunnels and moving escalators, will be the setting for cultural diversity and social anthropology of the otherwise anonymous passengers.
"Below" will also be close to hustlers, love couples, metro system employees. We follow a variety of people from drivers to the ticket inspectors. They will share with us their stories and their relationship with the subway.
“Rather than being on the bus, being on the subway means you think differently. Going through dark tunnels is more of an experience, when you come out on the other end it´s more like a transition I suppose. It does not seem real sometimes.”
– Carol, daily "below time": 1:52 h, has two jobs to put her through medical school.
“Everyone of these people has as much going on in their lives, as I have, so it´s like an amazing volume of stories, that I am passing when walking through the subway.”
– Robert 38, daily "below time": 1.17 h, New Yorker, writer, gets inspiration for his novel in subway.
“Everything seems so cold as we imagine the future. Almost no seats, nothing to hang. Some can see it depressing, I just love it. I really think this feels like cyberspace.”
– Frank, daily "below time": 1:55h, photographer, loves subway pictures.
Currently there are 212 different cities which are transporting their inhabitants below the surface of the earth. "Below" introduces not only mega-cities like Shanghai or New York but also bizarre places like Stockholm’s underground which is designed by 150 artists. Furthermore, "Below" unveils cities such as Los Angeles, where the empty subway stations become a pure status symbol. Spectacular architecture, hypnotizing unknown tunnels and moving escalators, will be the setting for cultural diversity and social anthropology of the otherwise anonymous passengers.
"Below" will also be close to hustlers, love couples, metro system employees. We follow a variety of people from drivers to the ticket inspectors. They will share with us their stories and their relationship with the subway.
“Rather than being on the bus, being on the subway means you think differently. Going through dark tunnels is more of an experience, when you come out on the other end it´s more like a transition I suppose. It does not seem real sometimes.”
– Carol, daily "below time": 1:52 h, has two jobs to put her through medical school.
“Everyone of these people has as much going on in their lives, as I have, so it´s like an amazing volume of stories, that I am passing when walking through the subway.”
– Robert 38, daily "below time": 1.17 h, New Yorker, writer, gets inspiration for his novel in subway.
Pacenotes
Together with the American racing driver Sean Johnston, Pacenotes enters the erratic world of rallying. The young and charismatic rallying rookie Sean Johnston gets sent on a hero's journey - offering all the well-known ingredients needed to form a cohesive dramaturgy.
Pacenotes uses epic as well as solemn pictures that collide with constricting, almost claustrophobic, scenes. Being distilled from over 3000 hours of "found footage" paired with original content, Pacenotes almost becomes a movie-remix. Thus, the contrasting and unusual style of Pacenotes reaches its full potential on the theater screen. Dreamlike, solemn sequences intertwine with intimate, closely observing scenes. Moreover, music and sound form an unbreakable bond delivering the story that sucks the audience into the merging pictures of racing and narrative.
Pacenotes pushes the frontiers of rally documentation since no cinema project made its way to the big screens worldwide, yet. Pacenotes will change this. It's potential to reach audiences worldwide, motorsport as well as cinema enthusiasts, comes from the unusual people telling their story in Pacenotes. These people overcome their fears, their individual obstacles and discover mutual trust. Sided with all the big names of rallying, these stories offer a completely new perspective that, hitherto, was hidden by stereotypes and clichés. Combined with a special cinematic realization, Pacenotes becomes a movie for every cinema enthusiast and sports lover.
Relying on footage produced during the corona crisis, a unique picture forms that depicts the rally community in uncertain times. How are the sportspeople of the always moving rally world coping with this new situation? Until now, there are no final answers. From canceled events to new event strategies, Pacenotes followed these personal stories of the rally world.
A dangerous yet fascinating addiction that these people face with unusual coping strategies to balance out fear and hubris.
Pacenotes uses epic as well as solemn pictures that collide with constricting, almost claustrophobic, scenes. Being distilled from over 3000 hours of "found footage" paired with original content, Pacenotes almost becomes a movie-remix. Thus, the contrasting and unusual style of Pacenotes reaches its full potential on the theater screen. Dreamlike, solemn sequences intertwine with intimate, closely observing scenes. Moreover, music and sound form an unbreakable bond delivering the story that sucks the audience into the merging pictures of racing and narrative.
Pacenotes pushes the frontiers of rally documentation since no cinema project made its way to the big screens worldwide, yet. Pacenotes will change this. It's potential to reach audiences worldwide, motorsport as well as cinema enthusiasts, comes from the unusual people telling their story in Pacenotes. These people overcome their fears, their individual obstacles and discover mutual trust. Sided with all the big names of rallying, these stories offer a completely new perspective that, hitherto, was hidden by stereotypes and clichés. Combined with a special cinematic realization, Pacenotes becomes a movie for every cinema enthusiast and sports lover.
Relying on footage produced during the corona crisis, a unique picture forms that depicts the rally community in uncertain times. How are the sportspeople of the always moving rally world coping with this new situation? Until now, there are no final answers. From canceled events to new event strategies, Pacenotes followed these personal stories of the rally world.
A dangerous yet fascinating addiction that these people face with unusual coping strategies to balance out fear and hubris.