Video images, shot from the Yamanote train that follows its route around the city of Tokyo have been transferred by Reble to Black & White 16 mm film, in order to treat them by hand with chemicals and create a soundtrack using grains. This leads to the creation of a totally different picture. A dark journey through a world made up of cloudy, lost grains of film in a microscopic dimension. After the demise of Schmelzdahin, Jürgen Reble continued on the same path. He has built up an international reputation with his films, videos and performances with e.g. Thomas Köner.
Also in this combined programme
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Aus den Algen
Intriguing document shows how a film copy (of Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves), has developed into a colourful image transformation, after spending a year -
Weltenempfänger
Chemically treated Super-8 film about man’s desire to fly, free as a bird. -
15 Tage Fieber
Apocalyptic Super-8 film made using solarisation technique, accompanied by a soundtrack by Gilbert & Lewis (Wire). -
Stadt in Flammen
Bacterial decay provides spectacular and innovative colours in apparently fluid classic Super-8 film.
Film details
- Country of production
- Germany
- Year
- 2005
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2006
- Length
- 19'
- Medium/Format
- DV cam NTSC
