In 1859, Darwin published The Origin of the Species. Birthdays in 1859 include Walt Disney’s father, Ferris the inventor of the ferris wheel, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Billy the Kid and Georges Seurat. 1859 was also the year that solar flares were first observed by R.C. Carrington.
‘Built out of a 30-frame clip of a lens flare. LSD is illegal, 1859 is not.’ (FW)
Also in this combined programme
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Quiero Ver
On the 13th of each month, hundreds of people gather at a site in the Mojave Desert to see visions of the Virgin Mary appear in the sun.
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Dawn
A face and a streetlamp in the background, flashing on and off. We produce the motion in between the frames ourselves.
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Affection exonérante
A heliocentric, obsessive mediation about our natural source of light. Shot with a cell phone.
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They Shine
The Mojave desert. Endless rows of solar mirrors slowly revolve, reflecting their surroundings. A voice recounts local stories.
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12 Explosionen
Twelve times Johann Lurf sets off firework in the nocturnal streets: cheerful images without words.
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SHU
Shot in 2004, SHU shows an isolated high-security prison in the Californian Mojave Desert at the time of the Blue Hour.
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Easter Morning
A hypnotic blur of colour and multiple exposures. The last completed film of the legendary Conner, with music by Terry Riley.
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2008
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2009
- Length
- 11"
- Medium/Format
- DV cam NTSC
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