The Sky Trembles and the Earth Is Afraid and the Two Eyes Are Not Brothers

At the heart of the film’s layered narratives is an adaptation of ‘A Distant Episode’, the savage short story set in Morocco by American author Paul Bowles, first published in 1947. Moving between documentary, fiction and fable, The Sky Trembles… sees its protagonist, filmmaker Oliver Laxe, directing his own film in Morocco, the forthcoming Las Mimosas, before walking off set and into Rivers’ narrative. (Independent Cinema Office)