Film Details
Playing in CINEMA ONE and THE OTHER SCREEN.
BERG, an almost entirely silent journey, follows the stories of the stones, rocks and peaks of a vast mountain landscape. Stark black and white images and a minimalistic ambient - at times extraordinarily dramatic - soundtrack draw the viewer into a vibrant, cinematic experience. Just as all sense of scale is lost amidst this raw and primal trip across the panorama of the mountains, we see three small human figures – hikers tackling the peak. Following their journey throughout the film, against rising and hanging fog, thunderstorm and falling rain, we experience first-hand the overwhelming power of nature and the insignificance of man within it.
Netherlands Film Festival – WINNER, Directors’ Forum
Rotterdam International Film Festival – RUNNER UP, Audience-award
Ulju Mountain Film Festival – WINNER, Special Jury Prize
Mediawave, Hungary – WINNER, Experimental Award
Ciudad de Mexico International Film Festival – WINNER, Best Experimental Film
International Sound & Film Music Festival (ISFMF) – WINNER, Best Original Score, Documentary Feature
Director: Joke Olthaar
Certificate: 12A
Running Time: 79 minutes