Horaizon is an experimental film moderating between photography and moving images. The title is referring to the English phonetic pronunciation of the word horizon [hɚˈɹaɪzn̩]. The soundscape is breaking free from the spectators’ expectations with regard to the narrative and thus creates an immersive visual and auditive experience. The film is shot in different locations throughout the world: Belgium, Iceland, Arizona and New York amongst others. The horizons, sunsets and weather conditions between these places form the common thread throughout the film.

In times of ecological confrontation, where nature and humans have come to a point of no return, scientists say current happenings are a sign the human has intruded too close to nature, by killing and eating animals, by living too close to them and not giving them enough space on this planet. The film was primarily shot before the pandemic and edited during the several lockdowns. The international travel restrictions gave the film additional layers and raised many new questions. How are millions of people living in big cities on a small territory? And how are landscapes important for humans’ sanity? In Horaizon tourists travel through international borders, searching for sublime landscapes, but by travelling they are inevitably destroying these wonders of nature.

• Sektion Section: Film
• Programm Programme: Pause