The Sky Trembles and the Earth Is Afraid and the Two Eyes Are Not Brothers is a new feature film by award-winning British artist and filmmaker Ben Rivers (Two Years at Sea). At the heart of the film's layered narratives is an adaptation of A Distant Episode, the savage short story set in Morocco by American author Paul Bowles, first published in 1947. Moving between documentary, fiction and fable, The Sky Trembles... sees its protagonist, filmmaker Oliver Laxe, directing his own film in Morocco, Las Mimosas, before walking off set and into Rivers' narrative. After becoming disinterested in the process of making his own film, and infatuated by the spectacular surrounding landscape, Laxe abandons his set and crew. With his mind descending into madness, he travels across the dangerous Moroccan wilderness alone and without direction.
Extras
Bonus material:
Two short film works:
A Distant Episode, 18 mins.
Mohammed Mrabet. 18 mins.
Video interview with Ben Rivers and Michael Morris. 8 mins.
