In his latest exploration of the idea of utopia, the acclaimed artist and experimental filmmaker Ben Rivers crafts an unexpected road movie where myths, dreams and fantasy intertwine with natural landscapes. Moon wanders through a mysterious, post-apocalyptic world where adults have disappeared. In a mountain hut, she meets a sage and her translator, with whom she tries to understand what has happened and what meaning can still be found within the chaos. As her journey continues, she encounters humans and animals who reveal different ways of being. Inspired by Don DeLillo’s play The Word for Snow and shot on 16mm film, the film is an ode to the freedom and clarity of childhood, a poetic meditation on humanity’s relationship with nature, and the possibility of a new beginning. Among other awards, the film won the Pardo Verde Award at the Locarno International Film Festival.
London-based artist Ben Rivers creates films that combine documentary and fiction, often about people who live outside society. He has been honored with the FIPRESCI prize at the Venice Film Festival. His films, such as Two Years at Sea and Bogancloch, premiered at Locarno, while Mare’s Nest was awarded the Green Leopard at the same festival.
