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For You Today the Light of the Sun Will Not Shine film image, director Andrea Bordoli

For You Today the Light of the Sun Will Not Shine

Per Voi Oggi la Luce del sole non splenderà

Two construction workers wander through a hybrid natural-industrial zone by day and night, exploring and discovering seemingly insignificant details. This experimental film is a walking tour through a possibly post-apocalyptic world where the familiar seems alien, invoking a sense of mystery and wonder towards the natural world and our relationship to it. It is a slow, totally visual work with phantasmic nighttime sequences and attention to the tactile (a piece of shale, moss, a shell) as the two men touch, feel, and listen to the world around them. Unsettling and eerie at times, the film never explicitly answers any questions, yet their journey is oddly compelling. With an atmosphere reminiscent of Tarkovsky’s Stalker, the film forces us to find our own interpretations of their explorations.

 

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Director
Cast

Luca Ruch, Olivier Matthey

Credits
Country of Origin

Switzerland

Year

2021

Language

In French with English subtitles

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19 min

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Credits

Producer

Delphine Jeanneret

Screenwriter

Andrea Bordoli

Cinematography

Andrea Bordoli

Editor

Andrea Bordoli, Noemie Ruben

Original Music

Marco Guglielmetti, Andrea Bordoli

Director

Andrea Bordoli headshot, For You Today the Light of the Sun Will Not Shine director

Andrea Bordoli

Andrea Bordoli’s research and practice lies at the intersection between anthropological theory, film, and visual art. His works have been presented in academic settings and exhibited in film festivals and art spaces nationally and internationally. He is currently pursuing a research-creation PhD in Media Anthropology at the University of Bern, Switzerland. Since January 2022, he has been a visiting artist-researcher in the Anthropology Department of McGill University.