
AfterreturningfromalengthybusinesstriptoTokyo,anamelessprotagonistisinexplicablystuckatahotelnearbytheHelsinkiairport.Notonlythat,heisalsostuckinanendlessloopofmulti-tasking,hisawarenesssplitup,andhisactivitiesconstantlydividedintoseveraldirectionsatonce.Varioustechnicaldevicesdemandhisattention,suchasphones,computers,andheartratemonitors.Hisconsciousnessismodified;histime-managementdisintegrates.<br/> A“camera-lesslettristfilm”aboutfearofflying,securitychecks,andtimezones,Mannerlaattausesphotogramtechniquesandphotocopyingtoproduceitsimages,exposingobjectsplacedon35mmreversalfilmandprintingdocumentsrelatedtoairtraveldirectlyontoclearfilmleader.Theresultisanalmostbody-lessfilmquality,aestheticallychannelingtheself-referentialinnermonologueoftheprotagonist,caughtinamaelstromofthoughtsandimages.berlinale2016