The Tunisian censors used “Error 404” to block unwanted websites. The situation changed only after Mohamed Bouazizi burned himself in public on 17 December 2010.
What’s growing in that empty space there? On 17 December 2010, the Tunisian grocer Mohamed Bouazizi burns himself to death in public – the Arab Spring begins, the fire spreads through the Internet. A fast-forward trip through the interior architecture of a modern revolution, right into the dispersed character of the event: from the planet’s surfaces to digital de-spatialization.
A mobile home in his front garden is Erwin’s refuge. Here he drinks his coffee and writes applications, here he satisfies his desire for men. Jan Soldat comes to visit.
58-year-old Erwin introduces himself as “old but horny”. He has declared the mobile home in his front garden his favourite refuge, where he has everything he needs: a computer, a bed, a coffee machine. Two webcams link Erwin to other men who satisfy his carnal desires. In this tiny space, Jan Soldat comes close to him, of course. He learns of love affairs, as great as extinguished, of a complicated family web and worries about the future.
Carolin Weidner
Credits
Director
Jan Soldat
Cinematographer
Jan Soldat
Editor
Jan Soldat
Producer
Jan Soldat
Winner of:
Silver Dove (German Competition Short Film)