I would call myself a traveller who uses the camera as a key to open new doors, a hitch-hiker who likes to find the right place and the right people by intuition. I believe in long-term preparation for the film journey but during the journey I need to let go of all the prejudicies and dogmas. When filming I am immersed in the process itself and I have experienced that my human instincts come before those of a film-maker. I never ask people to perform in front of the camera or change their everyday routine to suit the film, it is me who has to accommodate to the new environment by letting go of my own identities (national, religious, professional) and goals. At the same time I am not interested in athropological observations but believe that a documentary film is not so different from a feature film. I cannot make a film without charismatic characters and I am looking for archetypes, people who tell the story of a larger group. The place and timing is also of great importance because a documentary film documents a slice of history in time. My strength is the mood, atmosphere, rhythm, subtle contrasts. I usually film alone but always work with an editor. I am interested in the beauty of seeing the world in a grain of sand and observe the people whom the world passes by in their rush for achieving whatever they are trying to achieve. The story-telling is cyclical rather than linear and I am looking for synthesis of different film methods.
