Video Essays

Some films do not aim to explain a practice. They approach it from another angle, through images, reflections and fragments that invite viewers to think, to feel and sometimes to question what they see. The videos gathered in this section belong to this family.

Through poetic voice-overs, humor or more experimental cinematic forms, these films use tracking as a lens through which to look at broader questions: the relationship between humans and other animals, the way landscapes are inhabited, or the place of attention in contemporary societies.

Their aim is simple:

To provoke curiosity.
To awaken a sense of wonder.
Sometimes also to open a space for constructive critique.

Rather than delivering answers, these films prefer to linger with questions.

Because the practice of tracking itself often begins that way:

with a small sign on the ground and a question that slowly expands into something larger.