Not You

I recently saw someone that looked like you. I realized quickly that he was not you - but he moved like you. Ran his hands through his hair like you. And had the same backpack in the same shabby state. So I decided to follow your not-you for a while. “Based on a text by author Lara Torp (“Auf Platte”, 2021), this is a touching story about a young woman who remembers someone who is no longer a part of her life. This is recorded as a voice-over by herself and takes a few twists and turns to tell the underlying story behind the little pursuit. In doing so, she manages to touch us with her words. This is perfectly supported by the monochrome drawings - white charcoal on a black background - by animation artist and filmmaker Emilia Zieser. She does not choose a narrative visual language, but instead finds associative images to accompany the words. Elements appear more frequently and movements such as the flowing of liquids nestle together.” (Doreen Kaltenecker, on: testkammer.com)