Experiencing Interruptions?

Without Distortion

Without distortion is a poetry film about striving for an authentic life. How do we reconcile the reality of not achieving this high ideal and how do we keep our integrity intact along the way?

When faced with the fear of not surviving the night, the protagonist strives to communicate his final thoughts with his partner, without distortion. Forces surrounding him however are preventing him from reaching her so he must leave a message on her answering machine.

  • Mark Niehus
    Director
    Thin White Space, Rattle, Shiver, Walking Around
  • Mark Niehus
    Writer
    Thin White Space, Rattle, Shiver, Walking Around
  • Mark Niehus
    Producer
    Thin White Space, Rattle, Shiver, Walking Around
  • Mark Niehus
    Key Cast
    "Sam"
    Thin White Space, Walking Around
  • Mark Niehus
    Music
    Thin White Space, Rattle, Shiver, Walking Around
  • Project Type:
    Other
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 17, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • All Together Now: A Celebration of Art, Film & Music! 2019
    Detroit

    United States
  • The Reel Poetry/Houston TX 2019
    Houston
    United States
  • Outside Light
    Adelaide
    Australia
    August 24, 2018
  • Lift-Off Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    April 15, 2019
    Lift-Off Sessions April 2019
  • The Newlyn PZ International Film Festival
    Newlyn
    United Kingdom
    April 24, 2019
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Mark Niehus

Poet and Artist Mark Niehus combines his poetry with digital art, video and music to create outcomes that capture and expand the mood, rhythms and meaning of his writing. Always seeking to discover new ways to apply his experimental ethos to engage audiences and push the boundaries of his art, Mark’s work illuminates and transforms urban environments and internal spaces into captivating visual canvases and poetic soundscapes.
After spending years abroad, travelling, studying creative writing and working as a new media designer in London, Mark returned to Australia to publish his first book of poems in 2008 and to focus his artistic practice to create high quality artworks integrated with his writing. Over the last 10 years Mark has conceived and delivered an array of poetry films, projection art, street art, illustrations, installations and composed spontaneous poems for the public on his typewriter for Local Government, Arts organisations, festivals and numerous solo exhibitions.

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Director Statement

I write quickly and instinctively, allowing an interplay between my subconscious and conscious mind until the narrative appears. Writing for me is a very visual experience resulting in vivid imagery which easily translates to film giving the poem another life beyond the page and provides another layer for me to guide the audience’s interpretation of the text. Composing music for my films ties these two elements together, creating a mood that reflects the world in which the poem lives. My work often explores the human experience and the friction between ideals and the status quo. I have an intimate relationship with my art, I measure myself against it and I strive to narrow the space between me and it.