Tandem (2020)
TANDEM film poster (design by Julia Soboleva)
Tandem
30:00 | 2020 | UK, Russia | 2020 | documentary
During lockdown a poet invents a poetic machine - Humbaba, in which algorithmic poetry is able to reflect human feelings. The retellings of the Epic of Gilgamesh echo the stories of the Shaman Gabyshev and Putin.
The film is an autobiographical account of the family displaced during lockdown, mixing conversations between the filmmaker, based in the UK and her mother displaced in provincial Russia.
The film was produced as part of OPEN DOC project at Teatr.doc (Moscow, Russia).
Credits:
Director: VeronikaPeat
Poetry: Peter Dukes & Humbaba poetic machine
Camera: Veronika Peat
Editing: Veronika Peat
Screenings:
Sochi International Film Festival and Awards 2020 (SIFFA), Russia
Teatr. doc, OPEN DOC, Moscow, 2020 (online)
