The Flood Is Coming

UK  | 2018  | 9 minutes  | Director: Gabriel Böhmer 

A forest hermit tries to prepare for a flood, but he becomes distracted by his noisy neighbour - who happens to be the hermit's left eye. The Flood is Coming explores the growing anxiety about the state of nature, and our place in it.

Gabriel Böhmer is a London based artist from Zürich, interested in memory and the absurd. He left a career in management consulting in 2013, following the release of his novel Beetle Days. He completed the book of paintings Tomorrow I’ll Go Outside in 2015, and his film Beetle Trouble in 2017. Gabriel's work has been selected at international festivals, including Clermont-Ferrand, IndieLisboa, and Message to Man. Beetle Trouble was awarded a Special Jury Mention at Clermont-Ferrand.