In a Christian context, palms are a symbol of victory, a foreshadowing of rebirth. Sandra Gibson’s use of palm fronds as a purely visual subject, as textures, is linked to both interpretations. This also marks her return from animated films to direct observational work.
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Monochro.me 2
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La jeune fille et la mort
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Warning: Petroleum Pipeline
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Kilvo
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Interlude
A short meditation inspired by the track Interlude by the British band Manyfingers, a Chris Cole project. The film shows a group of ‘Lookdown Fish’… -
Medicine Box
Medicine Box takes as its starting point the interior of a medicine cabinet. Pills of different shapes and sizes are arranged in Morse Code fashion,… -
Even odd Even
The images Barbara Doser produces plunge into their own abyss. She makes videographies that have nothing to do with film. What we can see has…
Film details
- Productielanden
- Mexico, USA
- Jaar
- 2003
- Festivaleditie
- IFFR 2005
- Lengte
- 3'
- Medium/Formaat
- DV cam NTSC
