Gold (2015 film)

Gold. is a German experimental short documentary film directed by Alexander Tuschinski. It intercuts abandoned 19th century gold-mining towns in the desert with sequoia trees in a forest. The film had its world premiere at Mykonos Biennale on July 3, 2015,[1] where it was screened in competition[2] and received the Biennale's Golden Pelican Award by Lydia Venieri.[3] It had its German premiere at Berlin Short Film Festival on July 4, 2015,[4] was screened in competition at Braunschweig International Film Festival 2015.[5] and had its US-premiere at Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival in 2016.

Gold
Directed byAlexander Tuschinski
Produced byAlexander Tuschinski
Music byLudwig van Beethoven
CinematographyAlexander Tuschinski
Edited byAlexander Tuschinski
Release date
  • July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) (Greece)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageEnglish

Production

The film is set to the fourth movement of Beethoven's seventh symphony, which has been called "Apotheosis of Dance" by Richard Wagner. The director's intention was to intercut nature and human structures to show nature overtaking. It was filmed with a tight schedule and the crew travelled long distances in a short amount of time to get many different shots needed. Tuschinski edited the film from six hours of material from "countless camera-angles", as most shots are shown only very briefly due to the often rapid editing. Planning the film, he was inspired by the early works of his friend and mentor Hugo Niebeling that connect cinematography and music in a very direct way.[6]

Reception

He knows how to use the power of images.

— Ursula Drees, article about "Gold" on plusinsight.com[7]

Alexander Tuschinski in "Gold." narrates the constant story of the exploits just with images and music (...). His original and personal style make us honor "Gold." with The Golden Pelican.

— Lydia Venieri, president of Mykonos Biennale[8]

An experimental short film (...) looking at humanity's battle for currency and profit.

— Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival, Program Guide 2016[9]

Screenings

The film was screened in competition at the following festivals:

References
  1. "Mykonos Biennale 2015: Official program-guide entry for "Gold." - the program-gude omits the full stop at the end of the film's title". Retrieved 21 June 2015..
  2. "Film Freeway: Page for Mykonos Biennale 2015 - the Golden Pelican is awarded to selected films from the program". Retrieved 21 June 2015..
  3. "plusinsight: article from August 2015 about Gold winning the award at Mykonos Biennale". Retrieved August 14, 2015..
  4. "Berlin Short Film Festival 2015: Official program-guide". Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  5. "Filmportal: Data about the film (German)". Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  6. "plusinsight: Interview with Alexander Tuschinski about "Gold." and its premiere at Mykonos Biennale". Retrieved 21 June 2015..
  7. "Plusinsight: Article about Gold from June 2015, featuring an interview with Alexander Tuschinski". Retrieved 21 June 2015..
  8. "Quoted on Alexander Tuschinski's personal homepage". Retrieved 29 July 2015..
  9. "Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival Official Website: Program Guide for 2016 event". Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  10. "Braunschweig International Film Festival 2015: Official program-guide". Retrieved 31 October 2015..
  11. "Berlin Independent Film Festival Official Website: Program Guide for 2016 event". Retrieved January 31, 2016..
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