Concerning Flight: Five Illuminations in Miniature
The mystery of insect flight explored. Interpretations of a mythological and fantastical nature are illuminated in motion and time.
8'
USA
IFFR 2019
An intoxicating flower drenched in luminous colours and sparkling light. Having grown the beautiful tulip Pryce fell deeply
under its spell – an affliction shared by an
artist from another time and place, a longing reaching
across the centuries. In such luxurious and temporary beauty they
crossed paths, sharing fear of the transience of life.
IFFR 2019
- 4'
- USA
- 2008
- Director
- Charlotte Pryce
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2008
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 4'
- Medium
- 16mm
- Language
- silent
- Producer
- Charlotte Pryce
- Sales
- Charlotte Pryce
- Cinematography
- Charlotte Pryce
- Editor
- Charlotte Pryce
- Website
- http://www.charlottepryce.net
Also in this combined programme
Curious Light
Lewis Caroll’s Through the Looking-Glass illuminated. Illustrations retreat into the fibre of the page, light dissolves into the film emulsion.
4'
USA
IFFR 2019
Discoveries on the Forest Floor 1-3
Fragile leaves and fine threads of fungus string together, like an obscure genre of 17th century painting: Forest Floor Paintings.
4'
USA
IFFR 2019
Looking Glass Insects
This play of observation scans Lewis Caroll's Through the Looking-Glass with magnifying glasses, used by both entomologists and filmmakers alike.
4'
USA
IFFR 2019
- Director
- Charlotte Pryce
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2008
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 4'
- Medium
- 16mm
- Language
- silent
- Producer
- Charlotte Pryce
- Sales
- Charlotte Pryce
- Cinematography
- Charlotte Pryce
- Editor
- Charlotte Pryce
- Website
- http://www.charlottepryce.net
Programme IFFR 2019
Deep Focus Short
Pays tribute to Charlotte Pryce and Cauleen Smith, and presents two Artist Talks: by Andrew Norman Wilson and Diana Vidrascu.
Read more about this programmeChronicles of a Lying Spirit by Kelly Gabron
Speaking through her alter ego and a male voice, Cauleen Smith’s biography contrasts semi-true fiction with media representation.
8'
USA
IFFR 2019
Cinq minutes de cinéma pur
What is pure cinema? Henri Chomette’s answer to this question is a seminal investigation into the nature of film.
5'
France
IFFR 2019
Concerning Flight: Five Illuminations in Miniature
The mystery of insect flight explored. Interpretations of a mythological and fantastical nature are illuminated in motion and time.
8'
USA
IFFR 2019