On the occasion of his Visions du Réel atelier, Peter extends an invitation for collaboration:
“In just a matter of days a biological invisible entity has brought the world to its knees begging for mercy. Many of us are engaged in a quiet resistance, trying to stop a quickly spreading fire. Now we have a great opportunity to reflect upon how we have been living our lives.
“Paradoxically, our presence is globally inter-connected to one another by our fragile technologies of image and sound, wires and pulses – these things that seem ever more a part of our biology, our nature.
“I consider myself lucky, because I have been holed up editing a film series for several months already. Only a short time ago, I was out in the big, real world, meeting people and asking them what the expression ‘the grass is always greener on the other side’ means to them. This expression has now taken on yet another relevance.
“Now, during this rupture from our usual hectic activity, is a chance to imagine and start creating our future lives. To cultivate our gardens – of science, community, technology, and dirt. To make and keep our grass green.
“On the occasion of this virtual Visions du Réel, I’d like to invite any filmmakers or participants of the festival to contribute a little piece of cinema. Something that observes what is happening now, or considers what life might be like on the other side of this experience. It can be a dream, an intuition, a proposition, or a simple fragment of perception. I’d be honoured to receive and assemble a collection of your thoughts and points of view for a future VdR presentation, and possible integration into the series project we are currently working on. Any moving images or sounds from 1-10 minutes or texts are welcome.”
Please contact us at info@petermettler.com with the subject “VdR Green Grass” for upload information.
