This new work is by director Dane Komljen, who previously took part in the JEONJU Cinema Project with his Afterwater (2022). In a world that has become increasingly disordered, the director shows us a small society where it still seems possible to live peacefully. Living in trailers near Ostkreuz in Berlin, members of the queer community spent their days in a setting surrounded by gardens, away from all the bustle of the city. Having made the decision to live a somewhat different way of life, these people talk, read, bathe, and sleep in ways that respect the rhythms of life in their setting. At times, Komljen’s camera surprises us by shifting away from the people and transforming nature in evocative ways. Yet real-world societies have a way of destroying the most beautiful and peaceful ideas: the residents ended up being evacuated from the setting shown in The Garden Cadences, and the site itself no longer exists today. (Sung MOON)