INSTANT LIFE
INSTANT LIFE


USA, GERMANY | 2022 | HD | COLOR | ENGLISH | 27 | ANJA DORNIEDEN, JUAN DAVID GONZLEZ MONROY, ANDREW KIM

Director / Director: Anja Dornieden, Juan David Gonzlez Monroy, Andrew Kim

Guión / Screenplay: Anja Dornieden, Juan David Gonzlez Monroy, Andrew Kim

Productor / Producer: Anja Dornieden, Juan David Gonzlez Monroy

Fotografía / Cinematography: Anja Dornieden, Juan David Gonzlez Monroy, Andrew Kim

Edición / Editing: Anja Dornieden, Juan David Gonzlez Monroy, Andrew Kim

Sonido / Sound: Andrew Kim, Christian Obermaier

Musica / Music: Anja Dornieden, Juan David Gonzlez Monroy, Andrew Kim

Compañía Productora / Production Company: Ojoboca


Sinopsis / Synopsis:

The three films you will see are shot-for-shot reproductions of the compilation film Instant Life (1981). Each film in Instant Life (1981) was a remake of an earlier film also called Instant Life (1941). The earlier Instant Life (1941) was a single film, not a compilation. In 2017, we decided to recreate Instant Life (1981). We did not attempt to recreate Instant Life (1941) because that Instant Life is lost. Instant Life (1941) was a silent film presented with live musical accompaniment. After the show, audience members received a printed riddle. Instant Life (1981) is a sound film. The riddle is part of the film. No answer to the riddle exists.

Biografía / Biography:

Anja Dornieden and Juan David Gonzlez Monroy are filmmakers based in Berlin. They work together under the moniker OJOBOCA. They have presented their films and performances in festivals worldwide, among them the Wexner Center for the Arts, sterreichische Filmmuseum, Anthology Film Archives, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Kunstverein Mnchen, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Berlinale, New York Film Festival, Visions du Rel, RIDM, Ann Arbor Film Festival and Edinburgh International Film Festival. Both Gonzlez Monroy and Dornieden are members of the artist-run film lab LaborBerlin. Andrew Kim is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles, CA. His films have screened at a variety of venues. and festivals including the Ann Arbor Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Images Festival, BAFICI, UnionDocs, and Los Angeles Filmforum, among others. He teaches filmmaking at the California Institute of the Arts and helps manage the Echo Park Film Center, a non profit media arts center.

Festivales / Festivals:

Berlinale, Berlin International Film Festival - 2022, Germany

Contacto / Contact:

jdgonzalezmonroy@gmail.com
anjadornieden@gmail.com
andrewkim@alum.calarts.edu
www.ojoboca.com