People living in big cities will relate to this drama. A young woman has a Sisyphean task ahead: to carry a mattress up the stairs to her apartment. Almost without words and filmed in 16mm, this physical comedy is also an homage to the city of New York.
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There are a handful of films whose representation of a truly New York experience includes an example of public urination: Kids, Frances Ha and also Moving. But the quintessence that this film captures is broader and an illustration of how any change – material or emotional – is the most difficult when done in solitude. Even if it’s as simple as pulling a mattress up a flight of stairs, if “you can make it there, you can make it anywhere”. (Ana Cabral Martins)
There are a handful of films whose representation of a truly New York experience includes an example of public urination: Kids, Frances Ha and also Moving. But the quintessence that this film captures is broader and an illustration of how any change – material or emotional – is the most difficult when done in solitude. Even if it’s as simple as pulling a mattress up a flight of stairs, if “you can make it there, you can make it anywhere”. (Ana Cabral Martins)
