Comfort Stations

film type experimental film Production Country Germany production year 2018 runtime 26'00 colour Color,
screening format 16mm aspect ratio 1.33:1 (4:3) sound format Mono

COMFORT STATIONS consists of a found set of images and sounds with an instruction text making up some sort of psychological test. Participants should open themselves up to experiencing the events with all of their senses. Feel free to participate but please remember to treat these experiences with caution.

director Juan David González Monroy, Anja Dornieden Editing Anja Dornieden, Juan David González Monroy DOP Anja Dornieden, Juan David González Monroy Production Anja Dornieden, Juan David González Monroy Script Anja Dornieden, Juan David González Monroy Sound Design Christian Obermaier
Festivals
2018 International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands
2018 COURTisane Festival for short film, video & new media, Gent, Belgium
2018 Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, Germany
2018 Edinburgh International Film Festival, United Kingdom
2018 EXiS Experimental Film and Video Festival Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
2018 Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival, Portugal (Honourable Mention Experimental Competition)
2018 25 FPS - International Experimental Film and Video Festival, Zagreb, Croatia (Grand Prix)
2018 Montreal Festival du nouveau cinéma, Canada
2018 Independent Film Show, Naples, Italy
2018 (S8) Mostra de Cinema Periférico, La Coruña, Spain
2018 FRONTEIRA - International Documentary and Experimental Film Festival, Goiânia, Brazil
2018 PRISME - Argentique du futur, Nantes, France
Production
  • OJOBOCA GbR
  • Anja Dornieden
  • Romanshorner Weg 200
  • 13407 Berlin
  • Germany
Distribution
  • LIGHT CONE
  • 157 Rue de Crimée
  • Atelier 105
  • 75019 Paris
  • France
  • +33 146 590153
  • http://www.lightcone.org
Sales
  • OJOBOCA GbR
  • Anja Dornieden
  • Romanshorner Weg 200
  • 13407 Berlin
  • Germany

Juan David González Monroy

Juan David González Monroy is a filmmaker based in Berlin. Since 2010 he has worked together with the artist Anja Dornieden under the moniker OJOBOCA. Together they practice orrorism, a simulated method of inner and outer transformation. They have presented their films and performances worldwide.

Filmography
2011 Awe Shocks
2012 Oro Parece
2012 The Handeye (Bone Ghosts)
2012 Eigenheim
2013 A flea’s skin would be too big for you
2013 Come and dance with me
2014 Gente Perra
2014 Wolkenschatten
2015 The Masked Monkeys
2017 Heliopolis Heliopolis
2018 Comfort Stations
2018 The Skin Is Good
2020 Her Name Was Europa

Anja Dornieden

Anja Dornieden is a filmmaker based in Berlin. Since 2010 she has worked together with Juan David González Monroy under the moniker OJOBOCA. Together they practice orrorism, a simulated method of inner and outer transformation. They have presented their films and performances worldwide.

Filmography
2011 Awe Shocks
2012 Oro Parece
2012 The Handeye (Bone Ghosts)
2012 Eigenheim
2013 A flea’s skin would be too big for you
2013 Come and dance with me
2014 Gente Perra
2014 Wolkenschatten
2015 The Masked Monkeys
2017 Heliopolis Heliopolis
2018 Comfort Stations
2018 The Skin Is Good
2020 Her Name Was Europa
2022 Instant Life
2022 Enthusiasm