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build a ship, sail to sadness
(2006)

made at nfts
directed by laurin federlein
edited by herbert hunger
with magnus aronsen

build a ship, sail to sadness is an absurdist musical travelogue. it follows young solitary vincent as he rides on his moped through a deserted scottish mountain region. his mission is to ‘heal the loneliness’ of the few scattered inhabitants by introducing a mobile disco to the region. driven by messianic determination and an addiction to petrol fumes, he struggles to keep his disintegrating vision afloat amidst the hostile landscape and stubborn indifference of the locals.

rotterdam international film festival 2007
sydney film festival, june 2007
los angeles film festival, june 2007
new zealand film festivals, july 2007
sarajevo film festival, august 2007
centre pompidou, paris, october 2007