Berlin's Backstreets in Three-and-a-Half Minutes

An international escape has never seemed so alluring, and where better to lose yourself than in the liberal life of Berlin’s streets? BERLIN - the inner layer, the newest work of filmmaker Alex Soloviev, captures the German culture capital from every angle of daily life. Soloviev’s camera moves fast through the trains and sidewalks of the city, sped forth by the rapid rhythm of street drummers. The film slows down, however, to highlight smaller moments of urban life: bundled-up children playing in the park, old men laughing into the lens, and street performers walking home from work alongside corporate commuters. Spliced between these human moments are shots of the city itself, its art, architecture, infrastructure, and eateries. This a portrait of a city from the eyes of an artist who adores his subject. “[Berlin] has endless edges, tints and singularities,” Soloviev writes. “I tried my very best to catch the spirit of it.”

Curb your escapist impulses with BERLIN - the inner layer, below.

For more of Alex Soloviev’s work, check out his Vimeo page.

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