Film with live music (60′)

Alone in his kayak, Jacob Benckhuijsen explored the edges of the world, passing impressive landscapes and stormy seas, and experiencing the stillness of a long time spent alone, stillness which brings on a deep connection with life. His story turned into Man in the Wild, which lent itself perfectly to be set to music. He asked drummer Joost Lijbaart to use his pictures of the sea, icebergs, and basalt rocks as an inspiration to improvise soundscapes, and added more sounds to the result. An old harmonium, a kalimba, pieces of wood: they all make sounds that capture the great nothingness of the wilderness. 

Jaco Benckhuijsen – producer and writer 
Joost Lijbaart – percussion