#3 Bonanza is a cinematic portrait of a desolate mining town, the smallest in Colorado (USA) – a microcosm of the world, the residents claim.

Once upon a time there was a little town,
with five friendly houses,
the Rocky Mountains lying at their feet.
Snow covers the streets in wintertime,
the Kerber Creek runs through the village
and if you look long enough
you can even see the elves.

Theater performance featuring film in English with Arabic subtitles, 70’, 2006

Concept: Berlin (Bart Baele, Yves Degryse, Caroline Rochlitz) | Photography: Bart Baele / Nico Leunen. Sound recording: Tom De With. Editing: Bart Baele. Soundtrack and mixing: Peter Van Laerhoven. Graphics: Gerjo Van Dam. Scale model: Koen De Ceuleneer. Software development: Frank Lanssens. Electronics: Dadaelectronics. Production: Berlin. Co-production: STUK (Leuven), KVS (Brussels), Vooruit (Gent); with the support of Vlaams Audiovisuel Fonds, Flanders Image, Stad Antwerpen.

Image: Courtesy of the artist.