Gaze in Battle

Deutschland 2023/2024 Kurz-Dokumentarfilm

Summary

"Gaze in Battle" follows director Ayla Pierrot Arendt's transition from mere observation to a searing experience in Israel/Palestine in the summer of 2023. As protests unfold in Tel Aviv and violence intensifies in the West Bank, Arendt grapples with threats and contradictions. Using a blue screen, diaristic voiceover, and experimental performance, Arendt illustrates personal involvement, until reality compels her unwilling participation. Amongst a people divided under the same striking blue sky, her gaze is creating an urgent record of life on the brink of terror and war, rather than weighing sides. Emphasising her limited perspective, Arendt cropped the 4k 16:9 footage to a square format.

Source: 17. LICHTER Filmfest Frankfurt International

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Credits

All Credits

Shoot

    • 2023: Israel, West Bank, Jenin Camp [Sommer 2023]
Duration:
20 min
Format:
DCP
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 19.04.2024, Frankfurt am Main, Lichter Filmfest, Pupille - Kino der Uni

Titles

  • Originaltitel (DE) Gaze in Battle

Versions

Original

Duration:
20 min
Format:
DCP
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 19.04.2024, Frankfurt am Main, Lichter Filmfest, Pupille - Kino der Uni

Awards

Lichter Filmfest 2024
  • Regionaler Kurzfilmpreis, Bester regionaler Kurzfilm