The Elephant Without a Tail
A landscape film on regeneration in South London. A series of visual impressions of the urban landscape. "What meaning does your construction have?" he asks. "What is the aim of a city under construction unless it is a city? Where is the plan you are following, the blueprint?" "We will show it to you as soon as the working day is over; we cannot interrupt our work now," they answer. Work stops at sunset. Darkness falls over the building site. The sky is filled with stars. "There is the blueprint," they say. 'Invisible Cities' by Italo Calvino. Screened at: Exploding Cinema, London, England Optica International Videoart Festival, Gijon, Spain Kasseler Dokfest, Kassel, Germany The Practice Exchange, London, England BFI Future Film Festival, London, England SEE Documentary Festival Brighton, England Cornershop Festival, The Hague, The Netherlands. An Evening of Moving Image at Colorama London, England. (A)FEFV Festival. Krk, Croatia
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