Homo Erectus (2000)
This video features no words, only music and images. Ema Kugler describes the moving images as: “They are like a dark, surrealist dance of everyman with his own death. I have seen all these images. They came from the darkness of my subconsciousness, colonized me and obsessed me.” The video shows images, which together with the accompanying music give an impression of the infinite and the divine and being sucked into an abyss from where there is no return. The images bring us to the edge of our existence and twist us in the darkness of the subconscious and inevitable oblivion. There are no words or speech in the video, only music and images but the storyline is clear nevertheless. The images are silent witnesses to our imprisonment in the world of automatism – bureaucracy and authority – god and ruler who lead us into pointless wars, killing and death. Individuals are helpless prisoners of these forces.
Director: Ema Kugler
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Nataša Matjašec Rošker as |
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Blaž Bertoncelj as |
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Demeter Bitenc as |
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Rosana Hribar as |
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Gregor Luštek as |
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Branko Miklavc as |
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Tanja Zgonc as |
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Slavko Sever as |
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Gaja Kermavner as |
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Nataša Živković as |
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Varja Hrvatin as |
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Asja Hrvatin as |
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Nataša Babić as |
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Agneška Rovšnik as |
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Ajda Grad as |
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Dora Adamič as |
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Samo Brezovar as |
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Mojca Dimec as |
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Andrej Lutman as |
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Pavel Rakar as |
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Ivan Peternelj as |
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Goran Bogdanovski as |
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Jana Menger as |
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Tina Fras as |
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Matjaž Ocvirk as |
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Gregor Kamnikar as |
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Janez Habič as |
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Katja Levstik as |
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Ivan Rupnik as |
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Herman Leskovar as |
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Janez Sever as |
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Olga Kacjan as |
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Dario Sereval as |
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Dušan Teropšič as |
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Damjan Žgajner as |
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Tomaž Pivec as |
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Bojan Oman as |
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Tomaž Škrget as |
| Directing | Ema Kugler | Director |
| Writing | Ema Kugler | Writer |