“That’s film” is the first title in every film. It warns the viewer that this is not a regular film, but an artistic experiment that challenges the norms and expectations of cinema.
Camera is not an actor. Never. It is a tool for capturing reality, not for creating or interpreting it.
Be just clean, don’t dogmatic. Respect the basic principles keeping your freedom and creativity.
The film is not a market-driven, genre-bound or commercially-oriented product. The film is an expression of personal vision, creativity and originality.
The film is about being unique, different and independent. The film is about being yourself and not following the crowd.
Andy Warhol said this in an interview with Gene Swenson in 1963, which was published in the magazine Art News in November 1963.
Measuring Personal Bias: A Record of Performance is an experimental film that questions the concept of cognitive bias, which is the tendency to deviate from rational thinking or judgment due to our personal beliefs, preferences, or emotions.
The film shows how cognitive bias affects our decisions and perceptions of reality in various ways, often without us being aware of it. The film also shows how we can measure and change our cognitive bias using different methods and tests, or can we?
The film consists of three parts: the first part introduces the concept and importance of cognitive bias, second part shows some examples and consequences of cognitive bias based on anecdotes from my life. And the third part presents a performance by a person who is using a simple and easy method to measure their cognitive bias using their own body and mind. Or are they?
The film challenges the conventional ways of storytelling and perception by using video art and other technologies. The film uses minimalist and realistic techniques, such as static shots and ambient sounds, to create a sense of confusion and discomfort in the viewers. The film also uses performance art to intervene in reality and create new meanings and values from it. Or does it?
Genres: Experimental, Documentary, Performance Art, Video Art
Directed by: Martin Lombok
Runtime: 15 minutes 8 seconds
Completion: August 26, 2023
Budget: 100 USD
Filming: Czech Republic
Format: Digital 4K 60fps, 16:9
Everything is connected, except it isn’t.
Bing
Unrelatedness is a term that can have different meanings depending on the context. In general, it refers to the lack of any particular connection or relation between two or more things.
However, unrelatedness is not the same as dissimilarity. Two things can be very different from each other, but still have some kind of connection or relation. For example, a human and a tree are very dissimilar, but they are both living organisms that share some common features.
One of the challenges of making this film was dealing with the legal issues of filming.
I wanted to capture the scenes as they were, without any interference or manipulation. However, this meant that I had to film in various locations where filming was not allowed or restricted. I am grateful for the generosity of the security guards in different institutions who let me film without any trouble. I also made sure that I did not degrade or harm anyone who appeared in my film. I respect their privacy and dignity.
I have always been fascinated by the concept of nonsensicality and how it relates to art and life.
I believe that nonsensicality is a source of creativity and truth, because it reveals the hidden aspects of reality that we often ignore or deny. I wanted to make a film that would challenge the conventional notions of cinema and storytelling, and provoke the viewer to think beyond the surface level of what they see and hear. My film is not meant to be understood or explained, but rather experienced and felt.
My film is demanding for the viewer, as it requires a high level of attention and engagement.
It charges the viewer with extremely strong emotions in a very short time using minimal formal means. It is an ecological, sustainable film that delivers maximum emotions with minimal carbon footprint.
One of the possible explanations for the Fermi paradox, which asks why we have not encountered any evidence of extraterrestrial civilizations, is that they are too different from us to communicate or interact with us.
Their level of intelligence, technology, culture, morality, or biology may be so different from ours that we cannot recognize them as intelligent beings or understand their messages or actions. They may exist in dimensions or realms that are inaccessible or incomprehensible to us. They may have no interest or need to contact us or explore the universe. They may be so advanced that they have transcended physical reality altogether. In other words, they may be so unrelated to us that we cannot find any common ground or connection with them.
Genres: Avant-garde, Minimalistic, Experimental, Feature, Absurdism, Sustainable
Runtime: 1 hour 24 minutes 56 seconds
Completion: August 18, 2023
Budget: 2,000 USD
Filming: Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany
Format: Digital 4K 60fps, 16:9