Displacement

In Displacement, a short experimental film, a green plastic kettle becomes the protagonist of a minimalist and absurd story. As the sun moves across the sky, casting a slanted shadow over the balcony railing, the kettle shifts its position to align with the edge of the shadow. The film consists of several static shots, each lasting one minute and separated by sharp cuts, showing the gradual displacement of the kettle and the shadow over two hours. The contact sound reveals the background noise of reality, contrasting with the artificial and enigmatic nature of the film.

  • Martin Lombok
    Director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Forskydning
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Other
  • Genres:
    Experimental, Art film, Short
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 15, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    100 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Denmark
  • Country of Filming:
    Czech Republic
  • Language:
    No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4K 30fps
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Martin Lombok

Martin Lombok is an experimental filmmaker born in 1969 in the Czech Republic. He lives alternately in the Czech Republic and Denmark. He is fascinated by the possibilities and limitations of technologies and film language, which he uses to challenge the conventional ways of storytelling and perception. His films are minimalist and realistic, often consisting of a single static shot of a mundane scene, accompanied by contact sound and ambient noises. His films create a sense of confusion and discomfort in the viewers, as they are confronted with a reality that is both familiar and alien. He wants to question what we see and what we don’t see, and what it means. He is influenced by the works of Andy Warhol, Michael Snow, and Chantal Akerman. His latest film is called Forskydning - Displacement.

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Director Statement

I have always been fascinated by the mundane and the ordinary, and how they can reveal something extraordinary or mysterious. I wanted to make a film that would challenge the conventional ways of storytelling and perception, and invite the viewers to question what they see and what they don’t see, and what it means. Displacement is a film that explores the possibilities and limitations of technologies and film language, using a simple and absurd motif: a green plastic kettle that shifts its position to align with the edge of a shadow cast by the sun over a balcony railing. The film consists of several static shots, each lasting one minute and separated by sharp cuts, showing the gradual displacement of the kettle and the shadow over two hours. The contact sound reveals the background noise of reality, contrasting with the artificial and enigmatic nature of the film. I wanted to create a sense of confusion and discomfort in the viewers, as they are confronted with a reality that is both familiar and alien. I wanted to make them wonder why they are watching this film, what is happening in this film, and what is the purpose of this film. I hope that this film will inspire the viewers to look at the world around them with a different perspective, and to appreciate the beauty and mystery of the everyday.