14:26 CEST is a poetic meditation on time and place, capturing the quiet rhythms of an Italian mountain village. Immersing the viewer in a different temporal dimension, the film reveals a world where time unfolds cyclically, shaped by the grandeur of the surrounding landscape. Here, nothing is expected beyond what already exists—a continuum of pace, presence, and repetition.

 

Through presenting real-time paced observations—a wisp of smoke curling from a chimney, sheep grazing in the afternoon light—the film invites contemplation of stillness. Its central narrative echoes this sentiment: “Why not be like the mountains? Vast, content, and in their place. They are destined to look at the same scene forever, with nothing more to expect.”

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production: LUCA School of Arts Brussels

camera: Dries Vanderaerden

sound: Feras Daouk

edit: Florinda Ciucio 

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