Architecture of Reassurance
US 1999, 35mm, 24 min, OF
From the archive of the International Shortfilm Festival Oberhausen
A teenager girl strolls through the sterile world of a Southern Californian gated community. During a number of failed encounters and the spontaneous friendship to another girl, who leads a secluded life together with her favourite pop music, the suburban surrounding turns into a hyper-real image of unbearable perfection.