vienna shorts: Touching Traces What Remains In Personal Objects

The sketch of a serene moment on a postcard from the front lines. One’s favorite cup. Plants we cared for. An unmade bed. The three films draw our attention to the silent witnesses of people’s lives. Once loved and touched belongings that hold abstract memories and sentimental value, unlocking awe and grief universal to all of us when faced with death. Things left behind carry traces of peace, give testimonies of war and evidence of the ordinary human moments we call life.

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