A forest hermit tries to prepare for a flood, but he becomes distracted by his noisy neighbour - who happens to be the hermit's left eye. What follows is a meditation on worry, and the potential consequences of obsession.
The Flood is Coming explores the growing anxiety about the state of nature, and our place in it. While also considering how people can appear to blindly seek conflict as they approach adversity.
The Flood Is Coming
A film by
Gabriël Böhmer
Biography
Gabriel Böhmer is a UK based artist from Zurich, interested in memory and the absurd. His practice often focuses on passing ideas that arise in mundane moments, but also feel momentous in their own way. Gabriel left a career in management consulting in 2013, following the release of his novel Beetle Days. In 2015 Gabriel published the book of paintings Tomorrow I’ll Go Outside, and in 2017 he began animating his painted stories. His films have received recognition at Winterthur, Fantoche, and Clermont-Ferrand, among others.
Filmography
- Push This Button if You Begin to Panic – 2020 – short
- The Flood Is Coming – 2018 – short
- Beetle Trouble – 2017 – short
