Baby I Will Make You Sweat
"The entire film was shot with a Hi-8 video camera. This
was the only way to film spontaneously without snags in
Jamaica. From the start I planned to refilm the video
recordings on 16mm from a monitor, then to project these
16mm film sequences with an analysis projector and film
them again from a screen. That was how I got stills, slow
motion images and especially detail pictures. It was
obvious this process of repeated reproduction would yield
denser, more graphic and grainier pictures. But the
painterly quality of the images is exactly what makes it
exciting to me. It's a way of overcoming the realism of
documentary filming. Still, the authenticity of the filming
is maintained..." -B.H.
"In this highly personal and intimate travel diary, Birgit
Hein has filmed with great candor her problems with
aging, her need for tenderness, the frustration of being
alone and her experiences in Jamaica." (Berlin Film
Festival)
Birgit Hein Work