Dreaming Dogs
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Overview
A pack of strays – seven dogs and one woman live in the shadows of Moscow. Hidden from the totalitarian authorities, two species share their existence on the verge of disappearance. They are straying in constant restlessness through a savage landscape where the city is cracking. Shot from the animal’s point of view, patterns of mutual dependence and taming begin to blur.
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Review
The same team that shared Space Dogs (2019)—which broke away from common perceptions of dogs as adorable pets to show them as animals retaining their wild instincts in urban environments—returns once again to the canine perspective. In Moscow, dogs are not the only ones roaming the streets; people can be found there too. In an era of nonstop development, urban factories remained busily at work. When the machinery stopped, dogs would watch over the empty sites. People would reward them with food, and connections between human beings and dogs were formed in the process. As factories shut down in underdeveloped cities, the people would leave and the dogs would be left behind. At some point, people left without jobs and homes in society began making their way back into the old factory sites. The dogs became their protectors, and the relationship between “owner” and “dog” became blurred. Societies abandon people, who find comfort in dogs. As society fails to protect certain beings, they look after each other. (Sung MOON)
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Credit
- DirectorElsa KREMSER, Levin PETER
- ProducerElsa KREMSER, Levin PETER
- Co-producerAnnekatrin HENDEL
- ScreenplayElsa KREMSER, Levin PETER
- CinematographyYunus Roy IMER
- EditorElsa KREMSER, Levin PETER
- SoundSimon PETER, Jonathan SCHORR
- CastNadezhda SOBETSKAYA
Film Source
RAUMZEITFILM Produktion KG⎜elsa@raumzeitfilm.com
Director
Elsa KREMSER, Levin PETER
Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter, both born in 1985, directed Space Dogs (2019), premiered in Locarno, was screened at 70 festivals worldwide and received multiple awards.
