Synopsis
The film Soul of Appliances scrutinizes the relationship between human and machine in a visual way; the naturalness with which people surround themselves with appliances, the dependence, the cherishing, but also the excessive irritation when some appliances seem to have an incomprehensible will of their own.
Gradually the question arises as to how natural the association with appliances really is, and which influence it has on our lives. The film, which develops into a documentary film essay, shows the emotional battle between man and machine and tries to entice every appliance user to think.
This film is realised with the support of the Dutch Cultural Broadcasting Fund.
Credits
Susanne Engels
Script & director
Wiro Felix
Photography
Mark Wessner
Sound
Kristian Claas
Editing
Jeroen Goeijers
Sound design
Estelle Bovelander
Executive producer
Joost Seelen
Producer
Zuidenwind Filmproductions
Production company
NCRV
Broadcaster
Susanne Engels
Susanne Engels (1969) graduated from the Dutch Film and Television Academy as Audio Visual Design teacher. Since then she has worked as assistant director on various drama filmproductions, as director of corporate films, music videos and short newsitems for tv, and as freelance photographer for various magazines.
In 2004 she was selected to participate in the IDFA documentary workshop. The documentary 'We're normally different' (2006) was her debut. This film was shown at festivals around the world and was nominated as best documentary at the Birds-Eye-View-Festival in London (2007). She is now working at different documentary projects of which "Soul of Appliances" is one.
Press & contact
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