„An audacious and humorous comment against the mainstream cinema and its standardized narratives, reminiscent of some of Chantal Ackerman and Straub-Huillet’s formally rigorous works. And at the same time a refreshing invitation to turn back our gaze to the world around us and discover anew the cinematic treasures hidden under the surface of our uneventful everyday life. For the courage and the freedom to take us into a risky and thought-provoking journey.”
The Leopards of Tomorrow Jury consisting of filmmaker and artist Kamal Aljafari, producer Marie-Pierre Macia, and filmmaker, artist, curator, and Golden Bear winner Adina Pintilie
„Nicolaas Schmidt stretches an enraptured and everyday tipping moment into infinity. […]
Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis 2021
Schmidt’s work floats in ambiguities: it celebrates the escapist moment in everyday life and critiques its capitalist incorporation in a way that is at once of parody and sensual participation.“
(Sonderpreis für mittellangen Film)
FIRST TIME [THE TIME FOR ALL BUT SUNSET – VIOLET]
2021, 2K DCP, 50′, NO DIALOG, 5.1, COLOR, 1,85:1
„FIRST TIME“ is a Cross Documantary Experimental Concept Fiction made for Cinema, the prequel to „FINAL STAGE“ and Episode „VIOLET“ of „ENDJOY [The Time For All But Sunset – VBGYOR]“
