Danish film and music director Martin de Thurah recently released a set of short films for the Danish Pavilion at the 2010 EXPO in Shanghai. Tales of how we live features three short films with themes such as the city of family, the city of water and the city of bikes. He uses these to paint an impressionistic picture of Denmark and the Danes. These films are tiny masterpieces and I urge you to set aside some time and watch all of them.
EXPO family city from martin de thurah on Vimeo.
EXPO Water city from martin de thurah on Vimeo.
EXPO bicycle city from martin de thurah on Vimeo.
In an interview, he talked about his approach to the project:
"I started by brainstorming and writing down many loose fragments on a piece of white paper. I wanted some of these fragments to spread out and together form the touch of a story. It had to be more than just seeing people. In a way, the films turned out to be very much about love, freedom and playfulness. In one of them you just bike around and fall in love. In another, there is a little girl who is not old enough for the boys to be interested in her, and she watches them as they pass by. These are tiny stories that are connected with each other. But everything is left completely open to interpretation." Martin de Thurah
De Thurah, 35, has previously done critically acclaimed short films, one of which was selected for Cannes in 2008, and music videos for Röyksopp, Mew and Fever Ray.
Caroline
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