Slowing down it’s not part of our rush of everyday life. We must stop for even short moments despite pressure from powerful forces around us trying to persuade us to take other paths. Nothing seems to be happening, though the story is in front of us. We just have to be patient.
There is a cow lounging on the side of a dirt road. The scenery is like a painting. The cow is ruminating patiently. She whips her tail to chase away the flies, and shakes her large black ears. She is alone, abandoned on the side, at a distance in the frame. Not too estranged, not too familiar.
COUNTRIES : Cambodia, Hungary YEAR : 2018 DURATION : 13m DIRECTOR : Janos Kis
Director Statement :Recognizing the value of life often we have to slow down and find our inner peace. We all need some rest to connect our past with the present before continuing our journey towards our future.
Bio : János Kis is a Hungarian avant-garde filmmaker, photographer. He studied sociology at Janus Pannonius University of Pécs and cinematography at the School of Hungarian Society of Cinematographers in Budapest.
He has been living in several countries for half of his life but more than a decade he is based in Cambodia. His photography work is focusing on critical social issues as landmine victims, children with congenital disorders, homelessness, asylum seekers, migrant workers and refugees. As a filmmaker he makes the passing time slow and noticeable while focusing on the unpredictability of everyday life.
Pebbles Underground is focused on showcasing and promoting experimental, avant-garde, underground, and no-to-low budget projects by artist-humans from all over the world. Absurd, uncanny, witty, humorous, slow-video – all are welcomed, and loved.
Pebbles Underground is an independent project not funded by any government or corporation, and we intend to keep it that way. Main source of funding is personal donations from humans organizing the project, who are artists themselves, and the main drive of the project is formed by the energy and involvement of the organizers, and the public.
