Johann Lurf, Austria, digital, 5 min, 2012
“The term ‘reconnaissance’ generally means an inspection or exploration — that which in the military field can be categorized as ‘intelligence’. Such connotations also inevitably arise with Johann Lurf’s Reconnaissance; after all, the film is an intensely perceptive exploration of an area, the Morris Reservoir near the Californian city of Azusa, which long served as a testing site for torpedoes and underwater warfare.” — Christian Höller Johann Lurf studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. He has made eight short films since 2003 which have screened at venues including IndieLisboa, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, the International Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen and two previous editions of Media City. He lives in Vienna, where he also works as a projectionist.
INTL PROGRAM 5 • FRI MAY 24 • 9:30 PM
Reconnaissance
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