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A Flea's Skin would be too big for you

D: Anja Dornieden, ED: Juan David González Monroy,
CI: Anja Dornieden & Juan David González Monroy
GER 2013, COL, DOC/EXP, OwE, 47‘

In the Chinese province of Yunnan there’s a village inhabited only by people with dwarfism. Every morning the small people emerge from their caves and miniature castles to greet the visitors, dressed as elves and superheroes. When the park closes they live their private lives, cooking, laughing and gossiping together. Is the village a human zoo, or is it indeed a welcome social project? Being there enables people with this handicap to live lives of dignity and be financially independent. At the same time it obliges them to put themselves on public display every day.

Anja Dornieden and Juan David González Monroy are filmmakers based in Berlin. Since 2010 they have been working together under the moniker OJOBOCA. Together they practice Horrorism, a simulated method of inner and outer transformation. Their work encompasses films, performances, installations and workshops. They are currently members of the artist-run film lab LaborBerlin.

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