Final Stage
The present, the whole present and nothing but the present. A young man on a footbridge, a bus departs, his friend is gone. This is followed by a majestic parade through a shopping centre. This central shot in the film is a fragile balancing act between documentary observation and subtle direction. Deliberately asynchronous sound serves to heighten the sense that events are nothing more than a construction of an apparently familiar reality. The boy's melancholic bearing, and the way the film unfolds, are embedded in an extremely expressive, albeit narratively minimalistic, dramaturgy of colour. Vibrant colours introduce each individual sequence: blue, green, yellow, orange, red.
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Runtime
27 min -
Country
Germany -
Year of Presentation
2017 -
Year of Production
2017 -
Director
Nicolaas Schmidt -
Cast
Aaron Himler, Fynn Grossmann -
Production Company
Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg -
Berlinale Section
perspective german cinema -
Berlinale Category
Essay Film
pictures from the movie
Biography Nicolaas Schmidt
Born in Leipzig, East Germany in 1979, the filmmaker, video and conceptual artist now lives in Hamburg. He studied liberal arts, time-based media and film at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg. His work has been presented at international film festivals and exhibitions. Final Stage screened in the 2017 Perspektive Deutsches Kino at the Berlinale where it won the Special Jury Prize.
Filmography Nicolaas Schmidt
2008 Neuseenland | 2009 Sense + Innocence | 2010 Der Lauf Und Chopin | 2010 Ohne Schlechtes Gewissen Geniessen | 2011 Die Reise Mit Der Eisenbahn Hat Sich Durchaus Ein Wenig Gelohnt | 2012 Forever | 2013 Break | 2014 36000 Frames RGB | 2014 Leaving Monochromia | 2015 36KFRGB-S29: Die Manifestation Des Kapitalismus in Unserem Leben Ist Die Traurigkeit | 2016 Autumn | 2016 Compare