Holly

2011, 4 minutes

A conversation between an older man and a younger man as they play chess

The film shows a conversation between an older man and a younger man as they play chess. We first see Holly teaching someone to play the violin. The dialogue between the men, the chess game and the playing of music symbolise the patent attorney’s interaction with an Examiner at the Patent Office. A chess player or a musician have the freedom to play as they want, but ultimately there are rules to follow if harmony is to be achieved. An Examiner’s searching scepticism is met with arguments and amendments, like a complex dance between intertwined lovers.

---