Die Zeit, die es braucht

The Time It Takes
by Karsten Krause

Germany, 2009
Mini DV
Colour
Length: 40’
Language German

Every year Edwin Steurer spends the summer months alone with his livestock, on the Wildmoos Alp, in Bregenz Forest, Austria. He is now seventy-four and still carries out this difficult, exhausting work with care and patience. Above all, Edwin works without rushing, taking the necessary time. “Up here there is always enough time,” says the farmer, putting off until tomorrow what he is unable to complete today. This clean, direct videographic recounting isolates the protagonist from his surroundings. The rough images and sounds recorded live testify to the tranquility and slow pace of the daily life of a man who has found happiness in his work.The question remains as to whether his has truly been a happy life.

Karsten Krause
Born in Freiburg in 1980, after studying at the Hamburg Universität Volkskunde he began working as as assistant film operator. Since 2004 he has studied Film & Digital Cinema at the Hochschule für bildende Künste in Hamburg. 2006 Expatria; 2008A Fundamental Right Die Zeit, die es braucht

Director: Karsten Krause
Screenplay: Karsten Krause
Photography: Karsten Krause
Editing: Karster Krause
Sound: Karsten Krause
Producer: Karsten Krause
Production Company: HFBK Hamburg / Workscited

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