Approximates a small child’s fantasy world in the dark. In a series of close-ups, the nightlight is transformed into a meditative star-spangled sky. An improvisation, edited inside the camera and shot on a single reel. The stars swirl in silence.
Also in this combined programme
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Sound over Water
The sky and the sea meet in a deep blue underwater evocation on 16mm. Floating particles, schools of fish and film emulsion converge.
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H(i)J
Hand-processed 16mm film, extremely rich in contrast, visualises solitary silence, a figure at sea, change and conception.
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Drop
Psychedelic bubble bath, made by staining 16mm film strips, thus creating a vivid range of flowing colours and textures.
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Sahara Mosaic
From ancient Egypt to Las Vegas and McArabia: Sahara Mosaic puts the old and the new world on top of each other in an experimental travelogue.
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Dorothy (Ragged Film #4)
Hybrid film experiment encompasses both a love poem and a noise film. With music by the Japanese experimental turntablists BusRatch.
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One Record on December
Tamaki Shinkan explores 16mm film material. One Record on December seems to contain a virus that affects the image.
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Groundplay
Life is like a speck of dust. In Groundplay, the daily focus shifts and the camera noses about in a world on a different scale.
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2009
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2010
- Length
- 3"
- Medium/Format
- 16mm
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