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A Year Along the Geostationary Orbit

film type experimental film, documentary film Production Country Germany production year 2018 runtime 15'59 colour Color
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Dolby Surround
screening format Media File (ProRes, mp4, mov) aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Dolby Surround

35,786 km above earth, Himawari-8, Japan's most advanced meteorological satellite, observes the Eastern hemisphere day and night. For one year we look through the eyes of the distant observer. Earth's beauty and fragility, weather's wonders, forces and disasters - from space, it all looks miraculous.

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director Felix Dierich Editing Felix Dierich Production Felix Dierich Sound Design Felix Dierich
Festivals
2018 Cinemambiente - Environmental Film Festival, Torino, Italy
2018 Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, Germany
2018 Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt, Germany
2018 Nordische Filmtage Lübeck, Germany
2018 CineMare Internationales Meeresfilmfestival Kiel, Germany
2018 Flensburger Kurzfilmtage, Germany (Lobende Erwähnung)
2018 INFF Innsbruck Nature Film Festival, Austria
Production
  • Felix Dierich
  • https://www.facebook.com/ayatgofilm

Felix Dierich

born 1980 and grew up in Lübeck;
studied computer science and arts and media at Oldenburg University;
lives in Oldenburg and works in the renewable energy sector;
occupies himself with short films, photography and video installations

Filmography
2018 A Year Along the Geostationary Orbit
2020 Shapes and Sizes, Storms and Smoke
2020 Three Unknown Territories
2022 Black Summer
2023 Night Over R32
2024 sonic salt

Portrait of Felix Dierich