A face and a street lamp in the background, flashing on and off. ‘In twilit intervals our gaze searches for a motion that cannot be located within the image. Due to unpredictable shifts of the length of the image, we produce the motion in between the frames ourselves: with our thoughts we construct a fictional image of time that only exists in terms of an ephemeral lingering in-between. The labyrinth of connections between the moving images holds the gaze, and no longer lets it roam free.’ (Patrik Schabus)
Also in this combined programme
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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. -
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… -
Affection exonérante
A heliocentric, obsessive mediation about our natural source of light. Shot with a cell phone. -
12 Explosionen
Twelve times Johann Lurf sets off firework in the nocturnal streets: cheerful images without words. -
They Shine
The Mojave desert. Endless rows of solar mirrors slowly revolve, reflecting their surroundings. A voice recounts local stories. -
Easter Morning
A hypnotic blur of colour and multiple exposures. The last completed film of the legendary Conner, with music by Terry Riley. -
1859
A meditation on light, filtered through a Fresnel lense, which can ignite objects on contact. ‘LSD is illegal, 1859 is not.’
Film details
- Countries of production
- Austria, Germany
- Year
- 2008
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2009
- Length
- 3'
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
