Film is a combination of every other art form. It brings together the visual arts (painting, photography) with the performing arts (music, dance, theater), the literary arts (poetry, storytelling) and the applied arts (fashion, architecture, interior design). And thus, in my opinion, film is the most complete art, apart from life itself.
What is art? There are many possible answers, and perhaps it is a combination of all of them. For me, art is that which confronts us with our own mortality. I could not put it better than the great Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky:
“The allotted function of art is not, as is often assumed, to put across ideas, to propagate thoughts, to serve as an example. The aim of art is to prepare a person for death, to plough and harrow his soul, rendering it capable of turning to good.”
- Andrei Tarkovsky, Sculpting in Time
I do not want to show you my vision of the world or tell you what to believe. I want to create a space in which you can shape your own. Not with answers, but with questions. I believe film should invite reflection while immersing its audience in experiences that explore the search for meaning. Experiences that transport you into another world, while revealing something essential about your own.
Not a certainty.
Something to reach out for.