Cycling the Frame 35 years old

This is a short film (30min), part documentary part art-film, about the Berlin Wall back in 1988 when West Berlin was still an isolated fiefdom of the capitalist west, located 125 miles behind the Iron Curtain in communist eastern Europe. The film follows a young girl (Tilda Swinton of Narnia fame) and her thoughts as she circumnavigates West Berlin alongside the 96 mile long, iconic, symbol of the cold war. The film blends visual and audio art into a montage of simple scenes depicting the wall, its watch towers and life along the border strip just as it was a year before the wall fell and the cold war ended.

Credits

Cycling the Frame Cast

Name Character
Tilda Swinton She was 27, now 63 years old as The Cyclist

Cycling the Frame Crew

Name Department
Simon Fisher-Turner as Music. He was 33 (now 69) years old Sound
Cynthia Beatt as Director. Directing
Cynthia Beatt as Writer. Writing
Cycling the Frame poster
Cycling the Frame (35 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, August 30, 1988
  • Runtime: 27 minutes