The Land of the Raven from the Ark

The raven as a materialisation of human qualities or as an emissary of god defecates on graves, which are being taken care of by the bereaved. Their voices expand on their thoughts of exterminating or at least relocating these unwanted intruders. This cinematic poem revolves around the motif of the raven and combines both documentary and imaginative filmmaking approaches. The immense landscapes after the flood, dadaist collages and ancient texts are balanced out with the mundane everyday coexistence of people and ravens at a local graveyard. Ancient cultural heritage is thus put side by side with our contemporary pragmatic society. Both worlds are connected with the ever present element of water. The texture of 16mm film strengthens the feeling of mythical timelessness and times of gradually disappearing memories. The character of the raven changes. The black bird becomes the vessel of human imagination. It becomes the material, through which we can peer not only at it, but at ourselves as well.

Year

2020

Director

Květa Přibylová

Duration

20 min

Country

Czechia

Language

Czech