Stay Still

"Intimate German drama full of peculiarities, 'Stillstehen' begins with a story that sets the tone for the movie: the protagonist Julie (Natalia Belitski), as a child, was bothered by the proactivity of ants and, in revolt, set fire to an anthill. She couldn't stand those comings and goings, that work, all that movement. It is from this that we know more about the character, who could easily have come from French cinema, and who simply gave up on "being" or "doing". In 'Stillstehen', Julie has only one proposal in her life: to do nothing. From there, we dive into a film that analyzes the social aspects and impositions that leave people hostage to other people's decisions. With meticulous direction from Elisa Mishto, award-winning German short filmmaker, the feature film embraces a slow pace (and even a bit of non-sense cinema) to challenge, question and, above all, make us think about the exact purpose of our lives."