Arcadia
Arcadia / Paul Wright / United Kingdom / 2017 / 78 min. – 100 years of archival footage in the guise of an experimental film. The magic, charm, and disorder of rural life. Cinematic memories of folk festivals, masked processions, sowing, and harvesting. The electro-acoustic music helps to define this film essay, showing the beauty, brutality, and madness of rural Britain.
Short film: Parasol Peak / Johannes Aitzetmüller & Jeb Hardwick / Austria 2017 / 30 min., no dialogues – Pioneer of the hang (handpan), captivating musician Manu Delago has announced the forthcoming release of a unique and awe-inspiring movie and accompanying album, Parasol Peak, in which Delago leads an ensemble of 7 musicians on a mountaineering expedition in The Alps. Along the way, the group performs a collection of brand new compositions in different locations and at varying altitudes.