The Bullshit is Real

For the art film „the bullshit is real“ Sofia Baronner created the character „The Walrus“. The beginning of her research about walruses also marked the beginning of her love for these extraordinary animals. They are strikingly social, intelligent, and gentle beings. The docu­mentary “Our Planet” shows terrifying scenes of the mass extinction of hundreds of walruses. In 2017, more than 100.000 walruses gathered on a rocky coast in northern Russia. Scientists belie­ve they gathered there, because the pack ice that had carried them in the past when they needed to recover from their di­ves, had melted. Since the flat part of the coast did not offer enough space for all walruses, the animals climbed up the 80 meter high rocks. After their rest, they had to go back into the sea to get food again, but the way was blocked by their conspecifics. As a consequence, they tried to climb down the extremely steep cliffs. Hundreds fell into their deaths. After ab­out 4.04 seconds of free fall from a height of 80 meters, they hit the ground at a speed of 39.63 m/s. Walruses weigh an average of 1000kg.

Directed by:
Josephine Altmeyer
Gerrit Morten Keller
Pauline Deckert
Sofia Baronner

Camera:
Jonas Sercombe

Cut:
Sofia Baronner