An ode to a dead person. Bautismo means ‘baptism’. It is also a mysterious leap into the material nature of film and an alchemist’s mixture of video and celluloid. The motif of the ocean waves and a feminine figure suggest both a Siren and a drowned person, a muse and a victim. The lighthouse represents the search for transcendence and redemption.
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Trinity
A short film in three parts (Memory, Sin, Desire) that analyses our viewing equipment as much as it analyses our desire to watch. -
ATOZ
What is the impact of an order such as the alphabet on the awakening mind of a child? A short film dedicated to Breer’s first…
Film details
- Productieland
- USA
- Jaar
- 2000
- Festivaleditie
- IFFR 2002
- Lengte
- 6'
- Medium/Formaat
- 16mm
