For a responsive mind, there is no darkness in the night, no loss of consciousness during sleep, no end to this world. An invitation to the viewer to rediscover the compelling sensation of collective viewing, and the notion of togetherness in silence. Every screening starts with a silent improvisation concert, led by the Composers CodArts Ensemble.
Films screened in this combined programme
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Screen
Christoph Girardet, Matthias Müller IFFR 2019 18′A mesmerising accumulation of floating imagery reverses the relationship between the hypnotised subject and the hypnotist, and between the spectator and the screen.
A mesmerising accumulation of floating imagery reverses the relationship between the hypnotised subject and the hypnotist, and between the spectator and the screen.
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Realms
Patrik Söderlund IFFR 2019 20′Exploring geological epochs and kingdoms of life, Realms voyages through deep time from the primeval ocean to a post-human future.
Exploring geological epochs and kingdoms of life, Realms voyages through deep time from the primeval ocean to a post-human future.
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Mais un oiseau ne chantait pas
Pierre Hébert IFFR 2019 6′Scratched directly on 35mm film stock, this abstract film is a visual interpretation of a violin piece based on a Bosnian popular song.
Scratched directly on 35mm film stock, this abstract film is a visual interpretation of a violin piece based on a Bosnian popular song.
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Way Up in the Sky
Thiago Brito, Isabella Raposo IFFR 2019 13′What do you do when you wake up and heaven signals that the end of the world may be nigh?
What do you do when you wake up and heaven signals that the end of the world may be nigh?
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Blue
Apichatpong Weerasethakul IFFR 2019 12′A woman lies awake at night. Nearby, a set of scrolled theatre backdrops unrolls to reveal two alternate landscapes.
A woman lies awake at night. Nearby, a set of scrolled theatre backdrops unrolls to reveal two alternate landscapes.
