A journey through Turkey, from Istanbul to holy Mount Ararat, where reality and myth converge. We follow the trail of Noah’s Ark, with animals as our guide. There’s a special role for a rare breed of Turkish cat: the holy cats of Van.
Also in this combined programme
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Scene 32
Shot at the endless salt flats of Kutch, India. Using a mix of film techniques, the maker paints a new landscape. -
Mr. Sakurai at a Ticket Counter
Experimental mini road movie shot on 8mm. A film that regularly stops for camera exercises in which architectural objects are ‘scanned’. -
Restauratiewagens
Empty interiors of dining cars, shot on Super-8, rock through the landscape, like a rolling time capsule. -
Chorus
Three cities by night become one in this layered Super-8 evocation by prolific film maker Paul Clipson. Music by Gregg Kowalsky. -
Reflection
Moving sunlight on a white gallery wall is fixed in paint. Gradually, a complex and colourful wall painting emerges.
Film details
- Country of production
- France
- Year
- 2010
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2010
- Length
- 29'
- Medium/Format
- Betacam SP PAL
