Kafka. In Love
Zane Oborenko (2024) 10′
Film Title: Kafka. In Love
Director, Art Design, Storyboard, Editing: Zane Oborenko
Sand animation: Līva Piterāne, Zane Oborenko, Pola Kazak, Jan Bohuslav
Editing: Julie Vinten
Sound Director, Composer: Ģirts Bišs
Voice: Kaspars Znotiņš, Zane Oborenko
Cast: Alise Putniņa, Modris Opelts
Production manager: Marcela Vrátilová, Agne Skane, Ieva Zeldere
Producer: Sabīne Andersone
Creative producer: Edmunds Jansons
Co-producers: Martin Vandas, Alena Vandasová
Production Company: Atom Art
Co-production Company: Maur Film
Length: 10’11
Technique: Sand animation
Financially supported by National Film Centre of Latvia and Czech Film Fund
Synopsis
Franz and Milena – between them a distance, her husband and loads of letters – it is love that fills Kafka’s life with light and hope and at the same time illuminates the fears and darkness in him. The animated short “Kafka. In Love” is based on Kafka’s Letters to Milena. It explores less known, but nonetheless extraordinary and puzzling aspects of Kafka’s personality.
Directors statement
Falling in love is a profoundly intimate experience that’s rarely shared with others, and certain aspects of it remain hidden even between lovers and from oneself. Franz Kafka’s Letters to Milena Jesenská offer an opportunity to gaze into an exceptionally open and honest record of this particularly vulnerable state of mind and to discover a different side of Kafka, uncommon in his literary works.
The primary interest and goal of this film were to portray the constant emotional shifts that the human mind undergoes when dealing with strong and complicated emotions – from positive to negative, influenced by fantasy and intruding reality. The film explores not just love but also loneliness and the difficulty of loving and accepting oneself.
In this exploration, sand animation played a crucial role in conveying the evolving landscapes of love, where the grains of sand symbolize the delicate nature of emotions and the transient illusions we create when we fall in love.
Festivals
Riga International Film Festival, 2024 – National Premiere
PÖFF Shorts (Black Nights Film Festival), 2024 – International Premiere
CINANIMA – International Animated Film Festival of Espinho, 2024
Animateka, 2024
Downloads
Poster http://atomart.lv/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Poster.jpg
