The theme underlying the dance-film IN WHITEST SOLITUDE (based on a forgotten poem by R. M. Rilke) is the irreversible nature of time. The two creators, both refugees from war-torn Yugoslavia, decided to fill the gap left by their loss of faith in the worth of words and explanations with images, music and dance.
All that exists before and after language is movement, not abstract or metaphysical, but concrete physical movement. A language in its own right, though not an entirely independent one, movement is an instinct which starts with a stimulus, a sensation, and eventually leads to emotions and thoughts. Movement as a symbol of life is the heartbeat of every poem. That is why movement transformed into dance represents the deepest emotions and ideas.
The film is actually more of a visual poem utilising dance as its means of expression than a pure dance film. The atmosphere is defined by the melancholy of impermanence and our grim struggle to cling to life.
Awards:
First Prize- Oktavian Award- Film Festival Zagreb, Croatia 2003
Festivals:
Opening film Constellation Dance Film Festival London, UK 2002; Competition Short films, Dutch Film Festival 2001; World Cinema, IFF Rotterdam 2002; IFF Kerala, India 2002; Dutch film programme, Belgrade, Serbia 2002; Competition, Motovun Film Festival, Croatia 2002; Competition, Bordeaux International Festival of Women in Cinema, France 2002; Doesburg film festival, Netherlands 2002 ; Ultima,- Oslo Contemporary Music Festival 2002; Macedonia Film Festival, Macedonia 2002; Festival on Wheels, Bursa, Turkije 2002; Side section, Barcelona l’Alternativa Film Festival, Spain 2002