Patrick Buhr
Directing
Biography
Patrick Buhr is a media artist and animation freelancer based in Cologne. He studied philosophy at the Humboldt University in Berlin and media art at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne. His work revolves around fragmented narration, ambivalent identities, contemplative association in animated short films, drawings and writing.
Known For
Luz, a young cabdriver, drags herself into the brightly lit entrance of a run-down police station. A demonic entity follows her, determined to finally be close to the woman it loves.
Luz
This is a film about stuttering. Dedicated only to some of you. Oh, and it's also about pigeons, cat callers, apple trees, Goethe's Faust, forests, bridges, words, letters, DNA, benches, shopping streets, worms, symbols, computers, fallen trees and girls on horses.
From Over Here
While trying to give instructions on how not to be boring and become more fashionable, the narrator drifts off into his own insecurities and idiosyncrasies.
Something About Silence
A flaneur tries to explain what purposeless walking is about and how he became what he is. As time goes on he realises that he talks like he walks and reaches a conclusion.
What I Forgot To Say
Four stories about chased pigeons, stolen underpants, judgemental robots and thrown marbles are interwoven in a worldview that enables the narrator to confront her date with unexpected abilities.
The Fold
A train ride and a stroll through the forest reveal strange incidents. The journey carries us through fields, along power lines and running people. Line structures on the margin of chaos signal impending disaster.
The Train, The Forest
Suddenly it felt right to abort a 16 year old project.