I think this MIFF has made my kind of come to with a realisation that my ideal word will almost certainly be lingering, as I like the idea of being able to bask in a shot for an extended period of time is something I found has been something I’ve found most gratifying in the shots of the films that I was watching at MIFF. The shots in An Elephant Sitting Still worked for lingering two ways, still shots of people in their moment whilst occasionally lingering on the person by acknowledging the importance of that person in their shot – it really captures the alternative thought to lingering beyond still shots a bit more for me

I think something about the concept of lingering that will really benefit me is being able to experience a place through the eyes of a tourist – say when I go to the Whitsundays, embody this but also keep this up in Melbourne. I always think about these old relic videos filmed of Japan in a time that is now past for these kinds of things. It’s really quite peculiar how certain cities can allow for lingering at such ease. It really is