Sebastian Bobik

On July 15th 1934, an illegal gathering of socialists took place in the Vienna Woods. When the fascist police discovered them, they opened fire and killed 2 young men. 90 years later, the traces left by the incident have almost disappeared. A group of people return to recall the past. The trees and the wind can bear witness to history.

A new exploration of familiar places located in the region of Rhône and Isère throught an reinvention of digital nuances, a study of perceptions and fluidity around the nature of motion in landscapes and human interactions.

a reel of flowers, super 8

Short film by Sebastian Bobik.

short film by Sebastian Bobik

A short film reflecting on the life and final act of Wynn Alan Bruce, who died on April 22, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

On July 15th 1934, an illegal gathering of socialists took place in the Vienna Woods. When the fascist police discovered them, they opened fire and killed 2 young men. 90 years later, the traces left by the incident have almost disappeared. A group of people return to recall the past. The trees and the wind can bear witness to history.

a reel of flowers, super 8

Short film by Sebastian Bobik.

short film by Sebastian Bobik

A short film reflecting on the life and final act of Wynn Alan Bruce, who died on April 22, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

The ghosts of the past: a film compiled of footage presumed lost, from an old Camcorder.

A sketch. A freely-associating essay on the "beautiful blue Danube". Images of the Danube, images of blue, historical photographs and private archives: Everything is blended into an attempt to capture. stream of thoughts on the subject of the Blue Danube and - at least briefly - give it a form, before the stream is allowed to flow onward, like the river.

A short film to protest against the probable upcoming right-wing chancellor of Austria.

A group of film students meets and discusses fundamental questions: "Do you believe the future will be better than the past?", "Why? Why not?". Meanwhile, images of the filmmaking process behind this film are also captured. Its own creation is documented. And within this process, doubts emerge: about the film itself, the meaningfulness of the project, the chosen shot size, the ability to express oneself effectively in front of a camera.

A video essay

a 12 second film.

A year in the garden. An attempt to see the garden anew over and over; to discover it. The joy of seeing. In the course of a year different possibilities, ideas and arrangements of the garden arise. In episodes these different ways of seeing and the changes of the garden itself are documented.

12 Canadian seaside views, combined into one imagined ocean in a way, that only cinema can do.

searching for ozu, tree in blossom, among pigeons 3 reels of Super 8 film shot in Tokyo. Unedited. Silent.

A letter-film.

An encounter with Anna Karina in Bologna.

A video on my mobile phone creates an obsession. It shows a relative on his last birthday before passing away. I hadn't seen him for many years. The video opens up questions and thoughts: Are there ghosts? If so: What are they? how do they reveal themselves? What can images capture? How do we remember others?

In 2017 I saw a film called "Hana Chirinu" in Bologna, at a festival. It was only one of many cinematic encounters I've had with Japanese cinema over the years, yet this one stuck with me in particular. Since then I have realised how hard it is to see the film outside of Japan. I have decided to send its maker, a filmic letter through time and space.

cherry blossom season in Vienna