Comprised of 852 black-and-white photographs, The Modernist presents a dystopian view of Los Angeles, a city which has figured prominently in Opie’s work over the years. She uses the formal and narrative structures from Chris Marker’s legendary photo-play La jetée to address contemporary themes of environmental collapse, global upheaval, and political breakdown.
Also in this combined programme
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Touching Sound
Found-footage video of a woman opening Pandora’s box. Strange, radioactive sound waves affect the film’s surface and the character’s hands -
J
A reclusive cartographer briefly engages into a dialogue with a woman. The whole world shivers when these two people get close. -
Edges: Waves
Everything happens at the edges of the frame here. The action is minimal: two lines build up an undulating pattern and unfurl again.
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2017
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 22'
- Medium/Format
- Other
