Kinomaja

Ooh, modern film! There was a whole bunch of it on display at Kinomaja today! (Such a bunch, that I am not even sure I can locate all of the names and links for You, but You can watch me try at the end of the post) Fear not, movielovers of today! We are in good hands!

There were animations, documentaries, mini-movies and everything in between. How did all of that fit into an hour? Ah, 'tis the magic of cinema You see. It gives You whole worlds in a mere hour. Oh, and what worlds!

There was Kafka, Hip-Hop, parkour, religion, art, colonialism, death, relationships. I found myself wanting to escape my day-job (well, if I had one), craving watermelons, yearning to create a private space, feeling a near irresistible urge to climb houses, contemplating on the role of religion in our lives and personal truths and much much more.
Art is a great way find questions You would most likely never ask on your own, at least not in the same form or from the same angle. Like walking into an airport and pressing the shuffle button.

Whoosh. Difficult describe the merry mixture of thoughts and emotions whirling around in my head after the screening. All I know is that I felt different, or the World felt different. I was seeing everything from a place of calm, contemplation and aesthetics. A paraphrase of Chuck Palahniuk came to mind: after art, everything in life has its volume turned down. Really.

So, if You are at all interested in modern cinema, do check out what NeuNow LIVE festival has to offer! (more information at http://neunow.com/)

(Ah yes, You wanted to know which movies were shown? Well, here goes:
The New and the Other by Joseph Carauna (http://elia-artschools.org/festival/work/the-new-and-the-other)
Subliminal Mind by Alya Manzart (http://elia-artschools.org/festival/work/subliminal-mind)
Störfaktor by Manuel Wiedemann (http://elia-artschools.org/festival/work/strfaktor)
Menu by Daniel Djamo (http://elia-artschools.org/festival/work/menu)
Packed Like Sardines by Stella Salumaa (http://elia-artschools.org/festival/work/packed-like-sardines)
Ticho by Slawomir Zrebny (http://elia-artschools.org/festival/work/ticho)
Karet by Shira Pinczuk (http://elia-artschools.org/festival/work/karet)
Occidental Totems bu Sebastian Berthier (http://elia-artschools.org/festival/work/occidental-totems)
And I still think I missed some)