At certain times, dates and places, pedestrians halt, traffic stops and silence ensues. For just a moment, generally counted in minutes, the world is a frozen arrow pointing at the thought of something important, so important that it should never be forgotten. As a meditative memento on the importance of a collective memory, we have compiled a series of these moments into a film. Together these sampled minutes of silence reflect one of few activities that bring people together regardless of religion, race or cultural background.

The archival material outlines a mute history of tragedy and grief, often staged against a backdrop of natural disasters and violent conflict. But the footage is also a reminder of the stoic nature of humans, never accepting the horrors of terror attacks, war or rogue killers.

Screenings

World premiere at CPH:DOX, New Vision Award section
Copenhagen International Film Festival
6-16 Nov, 2014

IDFA, Paradocs
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
19-30 Nov, 2014

XII SITAC conference Arte, Justamente | Just Art
Centro Cultural del Bosque, Mexico City
22–24 Jan, 2015

Göteborgs Film Festival
Swedish premiere
23 Jan–2 Feb, 2015

Docpoint, Helsinki
27 Jan–1 Feb, 2015

TEMPO Documentary Filmfestival, Stockholm
2-8 March, 2015

Cabinet, New York
23 April, 2015

Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New York
25 April, 2015

The Swedish Film Institute, Stockholm
27 April, 2015

Busan Short Film Festival, Korea
24-28 April, 2015

Documenta International Film festival, Madrid
30 April-10 May, 2015

Oberhausen short film festival with Filmform
2 May, 2015

Docville International Film festival, Leuven
1-9 May, 2015

Nordic Docs, Oslo
28-31 May, 2015

Filmform News, Bio Rio, Stockholm
8 June, 2015

Dokufest, Kosovo
8-16 August, 2015

34^th Uppsala International Short film festival
19-25 oktober, 2015

19^th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
27 October-1 November, 2015

32^nd Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival
10-15 November, 2015