El mar la mar masterfully weaves together sublime 16-mm shots of nature and weather phenomena, animals, people and the tracks they leave behind with a polyphonic soundtrack, creating a cinematographic exploration of the desert habitat, a multi-faceted panorama of a highly politicised stretch of land, a film poem that conjures up the ocean.
Crew
Director | Joshua Bonnetta, J.P. Sniadecki |
Cinematography | Joshua Bonnetta, J.P. Sniadecki |
Editing | Joshua Bonnetta, J.P. Sniadecki |
Sound Design | Joshua Bonnetta, J.P. Sniadecki |
Sound | Joshua Bonnetta, J.P. Sniadecki |
Production Design | Joshua Bonnetta, J.P. Sniadecki |
Producers | Joshua Bonnetta, J.P. Sniadecki |
Produced by
Joshua Bonnetta
J.P. Sniadecki
Additional information
Joshua Bonnetta
Born in 1979 in Canada. He is an artist and filmmaker working in sound and moving image across installation, performance, and theatrical exhibition.
Filmography (selection)
2002 Cathode Aurora; Video installation, 6 min. 2004 Patchwork; Film installation · First Snow; 2 min. · November Light; 2 min. 2007 By Grace; 3 min. 2009 Parting; Film and video installation 2010 Long Shadows; 12 min. 2012 American Colour; 25 min., Video installation, Forum Expanded 2012 2011 American Colour; 25 min., Video installation, Forum Expanded 2012 2012 Remanence I – (Lost, Lost, Lost, Lost); 2 min., Forum Expanded 2013 · Remanence I – (Lost, Lost, Lost, Lost); 2 min., Forum Expanded 2013 2013 Strange Lines and Distances; Video installation, Forum Expanded 2013 · Strange Lines and Distances; Video installation, Forum Expanded 2013 2016 Lanterna; Installation 2017 Land of Thin Air; Video installation · Low Islands; Film installation, 65 min. · Lago; Sound installation, 44 min., Forum Expanded 2017 · Lago; Sound installation, 44 min., Forum Expanded 2017 · El mar la mar; 94 min., co-directed with J.P. Sniadecki, Forum 2017 · El mar la mar
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2020
J.P. Sniadecki
Born in 1979 in Marne, Michigan, USA. He studied Philosophy and Film and Chinese Language and Culture. He then attended Harvard University, where he earned an MA in East Asian Studies and a PhD in Social Anthropology with Media. J.P. Sniadecki is an artist, filmmaker, and anthropologist. He currently teaches filmmaking in the Documentary Media MFA programme at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Filmography
2007 Songhua; 29 min. 2008 Demolition / Chai – Qian; 62 min. 2010 The Yellow Bank / Huangpu; 27 min. · Foreign Parts; 80 min. 2012 People’s Park / Renmin Gongyuan; 78 Min. 2013 Yumen; 65 min., Berlinale Forum Expanded 2013 2014 The Iron Ministry / Tie Dao; 82 min. 2017 El Mar La Mar
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2017