Friendly Fire

Director: Thorsten Fleisch    → show biography   ← hide biography

Biography: Thorsten Fleisch, born in 1972 in Koblenz/West Germany. In 1991 he began filmmaking with Super 8. Between 1996 and 1998 he studied avant-garde film at Städelschule in Frankfurt/Main with Peter Kubelka and Robert Breer. His films have won many awards and have been shown at numerous filmfestivals worldwide.

Country: Germany

Year: 2003

Synopsis: Burned filmstrips meet the light and invade the screen with structures of residue, ashes, flames and destruction. New landscapes and worlds appear in the state of disintegration by fire. The former carrier of conserved imagery is now in full bloom of organic splendour. The lifeless filmstrips have been resurrected.

Language: without dialogue

Tags: Experimental film