THIS IS WHAT YOU SHALL DO

Film by Patrick Müller based on a poem by Walt Whitman

DE: Was du tun sollst, ist dies: Whitmans Manifest für eine Poesie höchsten Einsatzes – eine Poesie des Geistes, des Körpers und der Seele – erzählt in LomoKino-Bildern.

EN: This Is What You Shall Do: Whitman’s manifesto for a poetry of supreme engagement – a poetry of the mind, body and soul – told though LomoKino images.

FR: Voici ce que tu feras: Le manifeste de Whitman pour une poésie d'engagement suprême – une poésie de l'esprit, du corps et de l'âme – raconté en images LomoKino.

Deutschland, 2017. 35mm, LomokinoScope, 2 Min. Erzähler: Brian Wilson

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About the narrator: Brian Wilson has taught film production at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale and Washington University in St. Louis. He has made over twenty short films and videos, and has written for journals such as Film International, CineAction, and Senses of Cinema.

ARTICLES

“This is What You Shall Do”: A LomoKino Film by Patrick Mueller. Interview. In: Lomography Magazine, 31.01.2017.

FORMATS

Digital film file (HD), DCP, 16mm (24m)

FESTIVALS

21.09.2017 Great Lakes International Film Festival in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

AWARDS

2017 Best Experimental Award @ Great Lakes International Film Festival

REVIEWS

Lomography Magazine, 07.02.2017: “This is what you shall do offers a temporary refuge from the drowning noise of the world. The wisdom of Whitman, spoken by his fellow filmmaker Brian Wilson, floated against the sound of chirping birds and rustling leaves, offering a soothing sanctuary for one to reflect and reexamine one’s humanity. While the visuals, which focus on the subtle beauty of nature, is a welcome complement to the ebb and flow of words.”