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Bilderflut: Flood of Pictures

An essay film which plays with the impossibility of setting London into frames. The film portrays the personal perspective of the female filmmaker, who experiences the city from the point of view of a German foreigner. The film has a circular structure and is dominated by a voice-over which leads and connects the narration of the single fragments of the film.

  • Kathy Janet Wieczorek
    Director
  • Kathy Janet Wieczorek
    Writer
  • Kathy Janet Wieczorek
    Voice-Over
  • Kathy Janet Wieczorek
    Producer
  • Kathy Janet Wieczorek
    Editor
  • Ignacio Mazuecos
    Motion Graphics
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 11 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 19, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Queen Mary University of London
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Romford Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    May 24, 2022
    UK Premiere
Director Biography - Kathy Janet Wieczorek

Kathy Janet Wieczorek is a German filmmaker based in London. After majoring in Art History and Media Studies in Germany, she moved to London to study Film Studies. 'Bilderflut: Flood of Pictures' is her first essay film.

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Director Statement

With 'Bilderflut - Flood of Pictures', I aimed to create something which will always be special to me. This is my first film, and therefore I chose to make it personal. However, my approach is inspired by Chris Marker's 'Sans Soleil'. Showing the world from the position of a foreigner, stranger or alien seems at first bizarre but this position is in my eyes the only one people can truly comprehend. Furthermore, the essayistic form was chosen to underline my individual view on the world and to provoke the limitations of documentary. Can a story truly be told neutrally?

My believe is that an individual or medium is unable to illustrate a whole. This whole includes themselves, other people, places, thoughts, culture and beliefs. However, in telling stories, we grasp a glimpse of this ominous whole. While watching my film and listening to my thoughts while walking through London, I hope that the audience experience that their point of view is indeed unique and important to share.

In the end of 'Bilderflut - Flood of Pictures', I come to the only conclusion I could find as a filmmaker to share my glimpse of the whole: making films.