This film works with imagery originally shot in 1899 by a cameraman for the American Mutoscoop & Biograph Co., who mounted his camera on the front of a train traveling over the Brooklyn Bridge, journeying from Manhattan to Brooklyn. In the split-screen version, this provides a picture in Cinemascope format that is then processed by Morrison. The result is stunning.
Also in this combined programme
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Crosslinx
Aesthetic of computer-generated images, with a hypnotic soundtrack. Nominated for the Tiger Awards for Short Film. -
How to Pray
A landscape of icebergs forms the backdrop for the latest film by Bill Morrison. With music by David Lang. -
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Sessions_03_rev03
Abstract digital short film in which the image and sound were generated by home-made software and were recorded during live performances. -
Errata
A fascinating animation film that started by copying a sheet of white paper. Thousands of copies later, we see the most fantastic forms blossoming. -
StillLife (production)
The action takes place in a space like a living room in which various elements are shaken awake. -
Miniature
A naked man in artificial jungle surroundings behaves like a monkey. He depends on a strange mechanism to get food. -
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2005
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2006
- Length
- 9'
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
