The Hyrcynium Wood
‘The title is from an out of date thesaurus and means “mystery”, which is exactly what this film remains to me.’ (Ben Rivers)
Also in this combined programme
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Blocking
Film material is not very good at putting up with water. What happens if you keep a cinema trailer under water can be seen in… -
Strange Weather
Meticulously processed found-footage material in which the detached actors acquire new meanings in the film. -
Of Bats and Men
Stunning observation of a seething stream of countless bats: curling and flapping around like an organism made up of separate bits. -
Astika
Circumspect portrait of a rough loner on the Danish island who has led his farm run wild for 15 years. -
The Coming Race
A hint of mystery covers these and hand developed shots of lines of mountain climbers on their way to… well, where are they going? -
Sketch Film #3
With a roll of Super8 film in his camera, the film maker ‘scans’ the urban environment in a fragmentary way. -
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Escalator
Black & white found footage of a boy going up and down stairs. A feast of insistent repetition. -
I Am a Star and I Come and I Go
Animation of a dance sequence from Saturday Night Fever with suitable backwards swinging soundtrack. -
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Orbit
An ode to Kodachrome. A swirling carousel of brushstrokes of light in bright colours on celluloid. -
Wrong Time Capsule
Music video for alternative band Deerhoof, made in the characteristic cut-and-paste style of Colburn. -
Film details
- Country of production
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 2005
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2007
- Length
- 3'
- Medium/Format
- DV cam PAL
