Interview: Thomas Stuber – In the Aisle | 2018 Berlin Intl. Film Festival

Continuing with some of his lost souls interests found in his award-winning TIFF debut A Heavy Heart (2015), Thomas Stuber‘s sophomore feature film focuses on characters who fight for incremental moments of happiness in life and their struggle to attain it. Shrouded in the mundane and daily grind, Stuber’s text looks at the daily ritual of living and finds beauty where it may not be distinguishable and palpable at first sight. Brilliantly structured sequences and performances combined with the elegant use of classical music makes temporal into eternity. Presented in Competition at the 2018 Berlin Intl. Film Festival, I had the chance to sit with Stuber to discuss the ins-and-outs of supermarket, difficulties in the setting, the meaning of what is “ordinary” and the role music plays within In the Aisle.