They Roam Together
Logline
They Roam Together illustrates some pivotal ideas of Maurice Merleau-Ponty concerning intercorporality and shared perception. The film investigates the question: How come two beings, having two different kinds of sense of perception, perceive the same things? Or do they?
Synopsys
The film invites the viewer on a journey that explores these philosophical questions against the backdrop of a small Czech village. It wanders and wonders with its main characters, in a triptych that dives into daily situations and inspects the way perception is shared between human beings, and humans and non-human animals.
The film’s intimate visual language explores our ability to share our sight, our hearing and our attention with another living being. It approaches questions concerning embodiment and shared perception through observations of the protagonists's experience of space and the surrounding landscapes and soundscapes. Guided by the subtle voice-over of personal reflections of the protagonist and quotes by Merleau-Ponty, the film aims to visualize their experience of watching, feeling, smelling, and noticing, in communion.
Credits
Directed by:
Antony Fredriksson and Veronika Janatková
Written by:
Antony Fredriksson
Cast:
Walter Nagy, Kaveh Daneshmand, Chica
Narrator:
Fewer Owls
Camera:
Veronika Janatkova
Sound:
Antony Fredriksson
Sound design:
Audun Nedrelid
Edited by:
Antony Fredriksson and Veronika Janatková
Music by:
Vähäheikkilän kostajat
Countries of production:
Czech Republic, Finland
