Noise

| IFFR 2007

An experiment concerning the attempts at creating a ‘moving image’ long before the invention of cinema. A re-experiencing of the history of ‘magic with light’ unfolds through the use of various devices and techniques, including flip-book animation and Muybridge’s photographs in motion zoopraxiscope.
KEIICHI Tanaami (1936) is a lecturer at Kyoto Art College as well as a film maker. His films have been shown internationally. NOBUHIRO Aihara has made dozens of animation films since 1968. His work has been shown internationally. He is a professor at the Kyoto University of Art and Design.

Also in this combined programme

Children of the Shadows

Black & white animation made with charcoal drawings and a bass guitar is somewhere between manga and the Brothers Grimm.
Short: As Long As It Takes
Yellow Snake

Two screens move at different speeds and in different positions around a body.
Short: As Long As It Takes
Agitated Screams of Maggots

Animation made for the unclassifiable band Dir En Grey, about the fascination with violence and metamorphoses.
Short: As Long As It Takes
Ema/Emaki 2

A whirlwind of light and sound. Made as a layered animation film and as a work of art to hang on the wall.
Short: As Long As It Takes
One Leaf

From a leaf in someone’s hand, the whole world gets flooded.
Short: As Long As It Takes