Through a Fine Screen
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Through a Fine Screen starts with a grainy image from 1880 of an American shantytown and is viewed as the first undoctored news photograph to be published. The origin and location of the photograph are however obscure. A reflection on media archaeology and historical falsification.
Also in this combined programme
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Triband
Opening with the promise that ‘The following film contains stroboscopic/flashing imagery from the start!’, Triband puts the flash into flash animation -
The Mechanism of Spring
Animals become excited when spring is in the air. Sweet, seemingly simple Japanese animation that puts a smile on your face. -
Endeavour
Let’s refer to NASA images as found footage. Director Johann Lurf stimulates multiple senses. A great trip. -
Imperceptihole
Science non-fiction fairy tale made as an experimental correspondence between two lyrical 16mm filmmakers: Robert Todd and Lori Felker. -
Trans Trans (Transformers Transformed)
Paracinema according to Bradley Eros that overlays The Transformers, the Futurist Manifesto and Einstürzende Neubauten to great effect.
Film details
- Countries of production
- Netherlands, Portugal
- Year
- 2010
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2011
- Length
- 21'
- Medium/Format
- HDcam
- Language
- English
- Premiere status
- None
- Director
- Zachary Formwalt
- Producer
- Zachary Formwalt
- Sales / World rights holder
- Zachary Formwalt
- Production company
- Casco - Office for Art, Design and Theory, Fundação de Serralves – Museu de Arte Contemporânea