60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

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60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
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Film poster
Release date
  • 2011 (2011)
Running time
60 minutes

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero is a 2011 anthology film, shown for a one-time-only event that took place in the Port of Tallinn, Estonia on 22 December 2011. The film is a collection of roughly one-minute-long short films created by 51 filmmakers from around the world on the theme of the death of cinema. At the end of the film's only screening, the projector was set on fire and the filmstrip was destroyed. [1]

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The project, developed as an ode to 35mm film and dedicated to preserving the freedom of thought in cinema, was conceived by Veiko Õunpuu with Taavi Eelmaa [2] and funded by the 2011 European Capital of Culture Tallinn, the Estonian Ministry of Culture and the EU-Japan Fest Committee. Composer Ülo Krigul provided the music for the film, performed live during the screening with Mart Taniel, Lauri-Dag Tuur, and Maria Juur. [3]

Content

OrderDirector/sCountryDescription
1 Ken Jacobs USAChildren play in a sandpit, amongst a series of rapid black and white flashes.
2 Shinji Aoyama JapanA coastal power station.
3 Woo Ming Jin MalaysiaA poor, tired young woman walks the streets with a baby, as she sees a wealthier woman holding her own child.
4Jussi ReittuFinlandA man emotionlessly drags on a cigarette.
5Phie AmboDenmarkAn older couple meticulously bury animal horns in the dirt.
6Norbert ShiehUSAA smartly dressed man abandons his car and approaches a large abandoned building.
7 Mark Cousins IrelandThe director places flowers at the graves of cinemas greatest icons.
8Marina ManushenkoSwitzerlandThe reflections on various wet surfaces, in a city landscape.
9 Kim Jee-woon South KoreaIn excerpts from the director's 2005 film A Bittersweet Life , a wealthy man shadow-boxes his reflection, before killing himself.
10 Mart Taniel EstoniaA man incessantly prays by a riverside, and is largely ignored by those around him.
11 Tom Tykwer GermanyIn an excerpt from the director's 2010 film Three , a couple cautiously walk through an art gallery, as though they are being followed.
12 Mika Taanila FinlandModern infrastructure amongst natural landscapes.
13 Simon Rumley UKThe director shows us the cinema he visited frequently growing up, now closed, and ready for demolition.
14Ari Alexander Ergis MagnússonIcelandAn older man returns home from a funeral, and stands by the ocean (seemingly committing suicide).
15Ronni ShendarIsraelVarious shots of flowing water.
16 Edmund Yeo Malaysia/JapanA split-screen depicting a young photographer as she wanders a snowy landscape, and a sorrowful woman contemplating throwing herself off of a bridge.
17 Brian Yuzna USAPhysical comedian Peter Pitofsky mimes turning into the Incredible Hulk.
18 Pen-ek Ratanaruang ThailandThousands of paper cubes float through a massive tank of water.
19 Mark Boswell USAThe journey of water flowing from a water tower marked "Save the Palestinians".
20 Bruce McClure USAProjection grain and film flicker.
21 Gustav Deutsch AustriaA single pair of clasped hands in front of a moving mass of water.
22 Jeon Kyu-hwan South KoreaA young man looks to a photograph of a married couple, and commits suicide.
23 Michael Glawogger AustriaThe cameraman travels through the streets of an Indian marketplace, as the locals stare, intrigued.
24Kang Kiyoung (credited as Dalpalan)South KoreaOverlapped footage of four different people walking down a street at night, singing to themselves.
25 Brian Yuzna USAA fancy gentleman remote-controls a pink-haired robot woman, and kisses her (bringing her to life). Now free, she slaps him and leaves.
26Jes BenstockUKPerspective of the day in the life of an infant.
27Gereon WetzelGermanyA large group of people form a human tower. When it inevitably falls, they catch one another and cheer wildly.
28 Albert Serra SpainA couple lay by a riverbed in a forest at night.
29Tolga KaraçelikTurkeyThe director writes an apology letter to cinema itself, apologizing for his poor contribution to the film, due to his running out of time to make something substantial. He instead films various strangers clapping a clapperboard for the camera.
30Ville KerimaaFinlandThe remains of a ruined brick building.
31Jan IjäsFinlandThree people sit silently on their smartphones in a beautiful garden.
32 Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson IcelandA woman approaches the edge of a steaming hot spring.
33 Vimukthi Jayasundara Sri LankaA lone swinging lightbulb.
34 Adam Wingard USAA couple film their sexual exploits together, and seemingly regret it.
35Viktor KaganovichUkraineA lace curtain and leaves blow gently in the breeze.
36 Park Chan-wook South KoreaA man wanders a hallway with a lighter and is startled by a young girl spraying flames from an aerosol can. He awakens to find a gagged woman tied to a piano like a marionette. This segment is partially excerpted from "Cut", Park's short film from Three... Extremes .
37 Eric Khoo SingaporeA violent young woman repeatedly slams her hand into a chest of drawers. She is then seen attacking a man, and dismembering him whilst he is tied to a chair.
38Maxì DejoieItalyA naked man stands on a beach and shoots a flaming arrow through a desktop computer, which bursts into flames.
39Andres TenusaarEstoniaLamps are pulled across a field by rolling eggs. A woman places two of the eggs in a pan, where they self-combust. She then places both in her mouth before immediately depositing them from under her dress, as the lamps roll away.
40 Auraeus Solito PhilippinesTwo indigenous men shoot at monkeys with blow-darts.
41 Rafi Pitts IranMen set fire to a field and watch it burn.
42 Malcolm Le Grice UKThe director burns sugar on a spoon, mixes it into a glass of water and drinks it.
43 Veiko Õunpuu EstoniaA large man devours a slab of meat before choking to death.
44 Brillante Mendoza PhilippinesHundreds of birds soar through the sky.
45 Moon Kyungwon South KoreaIvy begins to grow over a greenhouse full of taxidermy animals, until it eventual disappears, and so do the animals.
46FeyyazGermanyA demonic-looking woman spits blood and staggers through a forest. She sees a beautiful version of herself sat relaxing by the water.
47 Aku Louhimies FinlandA young girl sits intently writing in a workbook.
48 Ishii Gakuryu JapanWarped and distorted images of a dark forest gradually turn bright and beautiful.
49 Naomi Kawase JapanA young girl admires a beautiful sunset through a car window. As the words "I love you" appear on-screen, she slowly turns to acknowledge the camera.
50 Amir Naderi IranA person traces their hand across the surfaces of the contents of a film-themed antique store.
51Jussi JaakolaFinlandA cloud of smoke.

Directors

Directors listed in the initial trailer but not included in the final film: [4]

References

  1. ↑ "60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero". 60sec.ee. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  2. ↑ Gray, Carmen (2012-01-03). "Culture Talks: 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero". Another Magazine . Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  3. ↑ Lee, Maggie (2012-01-01). "60 Seconds of Solitude in the Year Zero: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  4. ↑ 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (Trailer). 2011Tallinn. 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2025-05-28– via YouTube.
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