Crossing Europe: Brexitannia

Brexitannia

Timothy George Kelly, GB/RU 2017, 80 min

Englische Fassung mit englischen Untertiteln


Ja oder nein. Gehen oder bleiben. Referenden trennen, und der Brexit hat das auf eine Weise getanwie nie zuvor in der britischen Geschichte. Stadt gegen Land, Alt gegen Jung, NationalistInnen gegen Migrant­Innen. „Das Volk“ gegen „die Elite“. Hinter all diesen Definitionen stehen aber Individuen, deren Wahlentscheidung von den großen Themen unserer Zeit bestimmt war: Migration, untergehende Imperien, Arbeit und ihre abnehmende Relevanz in einer immer weiter automatisierten Welt. Brexitannia ist das Porträt einer Demokratie in all ihrem hässlichen Glanz und zeigt, wie Menschen auf ihren Verlust an Gestaltungsmacht in einer sich verändernden Welt reagieren.

The one certainty in the topsy turvy chaos of British politics is that all roads lead to Brexit. The referendum vote in June 2016 divided the country and sent out shock waves that are still being felt. Brexitannia is a timely attempt to understand the deeper feelings and wider issues behind the British decision to leave the European Union. Fascinating as a state of the nation snapshot, Brexitannia gives insight about the hopes and fears of a very disunited United Kingdom. Perhaps it is the sense of impotence that makes a specific vision of the past seem so enticing or the desire to scapegoat foreigners so irresistible. (Allan Hunter, Screen Daily)

Timothy George Kelly

Timothy George Kelly is a filmmaker from Melbourne, Australia, currently based in London, GB. He has created music videos for artists including Grimes, Pinkshinyultrablast and Miracle Fortress. His video art piece “Smile” was exhibited across Europe, Asia and the US. In 2014 he completed his first feature-length documentary “A City Is an Island”, an exploration of the people and effects of a predominantly anglophone music scene in a francophone Montreal.

Films — Selection
— Brexitannia (2017, doc)
— A City Is an Island (2014, doc)
— Smile (2013, short)

Screenplay
Luke Neima, Charlotte Kühlbrandt,
Timothy George Kelly
Cinematography
Timothy George Kelly
Editing
Steven Carver
Music
Ivan Merkulov
With
Noam Chomsky, Saskia Sassen,
Guy Standing
Producers
Timothy George Kelly,
Pavel Karykhalin
Production
Stereotactic, Beat Films
World Sales
Syndicado
World Premiere
CPH:DOX 2017