Away

Away

| 3 min

The filmmaker of this short documentary used his cellphone camera to shoot these scenes in Costa Rica. He reflects on the dichotomy of nature versus technology. Part of the MobiDOCS: Confessions in a Digital Age series.

Manifesto Point # 5: Use whatever medium suits – video, photography, World Wide Web, cellphones, iPods or just pen and paper. It can all be documentary. Away is a very short film shot on a cellphone. Director Peter Mettler meditates on the dichotomy between nature and technology in the Costa Rica rainforest. It’s haunting and beautiful.

Katerina Cizek
From the playlist: Manifesto for Interventionist Media - because Art is a Hammer

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Credits
  • writer
    Peter Mettler
  • director
    Peter Mettler
  • producer
    Lea Marin
  • cinematographer
    Peter Mettler
  • editor
    Peter Mettler
  • production supervisor
    Mark Wilson
  • associate producer
    Jennifer Punter
  • music research
    Elizabeth Klinck
  • clearances
    Elizabeth Klinck
  • post-production
    Tess Girard
  • editing assistant
    Tess Girard
  • online editor
    Andrew Mandziuk
  • technical coordinator
    Branden Bratuhin
  • production coordinator
    Corinne Herman
  • marketing manager
    Nataly Spudic
  • marketing coordinator
    Donna Cowan
  • budget officer
    Joanne Forrest
  • centre administrator
    Raymond Chua
  • executive producer
    Silva Basmajian
    Anna Grieve


  • siricarter

    can't play the film :(

    siricarter, 29 Dec 2015
  • Jayjaynfb

    really enjoyed that thank you

    Jayjaynfb, 6 Feb 2013

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