AT NIGHT BY HORSE

Gianna Scholten is one of the latest graduates of The German Film and Television Academy in Berlin (DFFB), perhaps one of the most prestigious film schools in Europe, where great names of German cinema such as Harun Farocki, Thomas Arslan and Angela Schanelec have studied. With her fledgling career already garnering recognition at major festivals such as FIDMarseille or the Rencontres Internationales Paris-Berlin, Scholten has crafted a unique cinematic universe within her short filmography, in which the exploration of the boundaries between cinema and contemporary art plays a central role. In her short film At night By Horse, delves into a delicate fictional plot with elements of dreamscape, around the love story between two teenage girls. With barely any dialogue and elaborate scenery – just a few palm leaves suggesting a forest – the film take us on a journey that, while appearing physical, is primarily an emotional odyssey. From solitude to encounter, thence to abandonment and perhaps, to consolation, At Night By Horse is a lyrical miniature and a quiet mystery. This short and nocturnal adventure hints at a world of intimate moments and missed connections with just a change in lighting, a shift in color or a few whispered words, showing us the narrative and stylistic prowess of a director with a promising future. GABRIEL DOMÉNECH