Using old 16mm cameras, artist Ben Rivers, who
has been nominated for the Jarman Prize and has won a Tiger Award at
Rotterdam, creates work from stories of real people, often those who
have disconnected from the normal world and taken themselves into
wilderness territories TWO YEARS AT SEA extends his relationship with
Jake, a man first encountered in his short film THIS IS MY LAND.
The title refers to the work Jake did in order to finance his chosen
state of existence. He lives alone in a ramshackle house, in the middle
of the forest. It's full of curiosities from a bygone age, including a
beloved old gramophone. Jake has a tremendous sense of purpose, however
eccentric his behaviour seems to us and Rivers' witty and
gracefully-constructed film creates an intimate connection with an
individual who would otherwise be a complete outsider to us.
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I've finally seen this and it is excellent. Not 100% 'every frame is a poem' (as a YouTuber commented) but remarkable. The scene from the pond/lake is really memorable.
LRB's Gareth Evans discussing the film with the director Ben Rivers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYzERFwYeOM
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