IFFR 2008

Colours, speed, illusion, images that remind us of the ‘cut out papers’ by Henri Matisse, or the paintings of Frank Stella.

Film Maker in Focus: Robert Breer

A combination of re-photographed live action footage with animation. Like Breer’s other work, it is associative and manages simultaneously to suggest spontaneity and elegance. One of his funniest.<br /><br />

Trial Balloons

Made by Breer with spray paint and hand-cut stencils, this film was an attempt at maximum plastic intensity.

Animated geometric volumes are following the codes of perspective and thus create the illusion of screen depth.

IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

Trial Balloons

Film Maker in Focus: Robert Breer

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