Dead Slow Ahead

Synopsis

A revealing and hypnotic trip on board the freighter Fair Lady, whose sailors are overwhelmed by an industrialized world in which they seem to be mere gears.

A freighter crosses the ocean. The hypnotic rhythm of its gears reveals the continuous movement of machinery devouring its workers: the last gestures of the old sailors’ trade disappearing under the mechanic and impersonal pace of 21st century neocapitalism. Perhaps it is a boat adrift, or maybe just the last example of an endangered species. Although we don’t know it, the engines are still running, unstoppable. 

Director’s Bio

Mauro Herce has worked as director of photography, and sometimes screenwriter, in a more than twenty feature films (both fiction and documentaries). Many of these works have been selected, and some have won awards, at outstanding film festivals throughout the world, such as Cannes, Locarno, Berlin, Venice, San Sebastian, Rotterdam and Toronto.

Festivals and awards

• Festival del Film Locarno – Special Jury Prize (Cineasti del presente)
• DocLisboa International Film Festival – International Competition – Best First Feature Film/Universities Jury Award
• Janela Internacional de Cinema do Recife-International Competition – Best Editing Award
• Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival – International Competition – Best World Documentary
• Mar del Plata International Film Festival-Panorama/Estados Alterados – Honor Mention
• Jeonju International Film Festival- Special Mention
• Ann Arbor International Film Festival- Best International Film
• LPA International Film Festival – Best Film Award
• Sevilla European Film Festival- Nuevas Olas – Honor Mention
• Sevilla European Film Festival – Resistencias
• Días de Cine- Special Award exaequo 2016
• Feroz Awards 2016- Best Documentary Award
• SXSW Film Festival Austin- SXGlobal Section
• Guadalajara International Film Festival- Official Documentary Competition
• IDFA- Official Selection