"The Preoccupied Occupant"
2008
2008
HDV [12:30]
completed October, 2009
michael paulus
starring Richard Moreau
Shot entirely in the Experimental Forest at Cascade Head and around Depoe Bay, Oregon.
A narrative loop (here in single rotation) devoid of dialog and music with only the ambient sounds of various natural environments and his clanging bucket, we gleam what information we can from an individual forever in search but shooting one'self in the foot.
Book-ended by his camp in a clear-cut at one end and the edge of the ocean at the other, we follow an individual on a large ellipse through forests on his way to and from both searching and retrieving though he seams to come up empty every time.
A somewhat indulgent meditation on the celebration of failure. A valiant effort in the face of unintentional self-imposed obstacles. Redundant and with a tenacious commitment to be applauded.
completed October, 2009
michael paulus
starring Richard Moreau
Shot entirely in the Experimental Forest at Cascade Head and around Depoe Bay, Oregon.
A narrative loop (here in single rotation) devoid of dialog and music with only the ambient sounds of various natural environments and his clanging bucket, we gleam what information we can from an individual forever in search but shooting one'self in the foot.
Book-ended by his camp in a clear-cut at one end and the edge of the ocean at the other, we follow an individual on a large ellipse through forests on his way to and from both searching and retrieving though he seams to come up empty every time.
A somewhat indulgent meditation on the celebration of failure. A valiant effort in the face of unintentional self-imposed obstacles. Redundant and with a tenacious commitment to be applauded.
