Untitled (a refusal of leave to land)

Running time: 28'20"

An essayistic short film on a prisoner of war camp from WWII, the arms industry in the Ruhr area and the relation between individual and collective memory. Based on a childhood memory of the artist finding a fossilized Ammonite that was once part of a railroad track. 

 

 

 

Authors:

  • Marian Mayland

    Marian Mayland was born in Bocholt, Germany, in 1988. Since 2013, after completing his studies in painting, Mayland has been working postconceptually with various media. He holds an MFA from Basel's Art Institute and took part in KKH Stockholm's postgraduate program Philosophy in the Context of Art, taught by Peter Osborne. His short film works have been shown in various contexts across Europe. Recent screenings include IDFA Amsterdam, Kasseler Dokfest, and Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen.

     

    Filmography

    Eine Kneipe auf Malle / A bar on Majorca (2017)

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