A.M./P.M.

Original Title: a.m./p.m.

Experimental | 45' | 2004 (Completed)

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Director:	Herman Asselberghs
Producer:	Herman Asselberghs
Writer:	Herman Asselberghs

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Photos of cosmopolitan cityscapes are systematically scanned and display views of office blocks, flats, dark corners, illuminated windows and skyscrapers. On a soundtrack you hear a woman's voice recounting her story and that of the world. about images of today, about a journey. Her monologue is a fictionalised version of the impressions that Asselbergh's picked up during his trip to Palestine.

synopsis

Photos of cosmopolitan cityscapes are systematically scanned and display views of office blocks, flats, dark corners, illuminated windows and skyscrapers. On a soundtrack you hear a woman's voice recounting her story and that of the world. about images of today, about a journey. Her monologue is a fictionalised version of the impressions that Asselbergh's picked up during his trip to Palestine. He deliberately chose the film to show the explosive and mediatized situation in the region by taking an absolutely minimalist audiovisual approach. The fact that he creates a detached view by using a female voice instead of his own, coupled with deviating from a run-of-the-mill documentary style, produces a complex approach to his ideas and feelings on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
Des photos de paysages urbains sont systématiquement balayées et exposent des vues d'immeubles de bureaux, coins noirs, fenêtres illuminées et gratte-ciels. Sur la bande son, la voix d'une femme raconte son histoire et celle du monde, à propos des images d'aujourd'hui, d'un voyage. Son monologue est une version fictionnelle de l'impression ressentie par Asselbergh lors de son séjour en Palestine. Il a délibérément choisi ce film pour montrer la situation explosive et médiatisée de la région en prenant une approche audiovisuelle totalement minimaliste. Le fait qu'il crée une vue détachée par le biais d'une voix féminine au lieu de sa propre voix, associé à l'écartement d'un style documentaire ordinaire, produit une approche complexe de ses idées et sentiments concernant le conflit israélo-palestinien.

Credits

Director
Herman Asselberghs
Producer
Herman Asselberghs
Writer
Herman Asselberghs
Cast
Claude Wampler
Photography
Els Opsomer
Music
David Shea

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Experimental
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Experimental
Year of production

2004
Production status
Completed
Original title
a.m./p.m.
Original language
English

Technical specs

Running time
45'
Aspect ratio
1.33:1 (4:3)
Sound format
stereo (2.0)
Available formats
Digital Betacam
Colour
Colour

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Festivals

2010: Argos Brussels (BE)

Awards

2010: CANVAS Prize (Courtisane)

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A.M./P.M.

synopsis

Credits

Director

Producer

Writer

Cast

Photography

Music

Format

Creation details

Type

Category

Production share

Genre

Year of production

Production status

Original title

Original language

Technical specs

Running time

Aspect ratio

Sound format

Available formats

Colour