Sound Bites
Combined programme
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IFFR 2012
Fifteen DINAMO distributors of experimental film and video art will show unexpected examples of sound bites or else of sound that bites.
In this combined programme
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German Song
It is doubtful whether entertainment has ever been quite as nostalgic and desolate as in this musical film by Sadie Benning. -
Elektrotechnique
Household sex machines dance to the music of De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig – right through to the climax! Funny, original music video. -
Superimposed Sad
Recent comic work by British all-round artist Chris Newman, in which he philosophises about his alleged sorrow. -
Surface Noise
Convincing symphonic adaptation of damaged film material shows revolutionary themes, including political conflicts, demonstrations and rebellions. -
God Moves on the Water
Hilarious mashup of the official video for Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On with an old folk song by Blind Willie Johnson (1929) about… -
Woodcarver
Colourful protest video about an incident whereby a cop shot a man dead. Image and sound augment one another perfectly. -
Liberty Kids
Fun, colourful portrait of primary school children in Dublin. The result of a film workshop in the class concerned. -
Taste Test
A girl with no front teeth and a fairground skeleton sway to a sad ballad. There are doubts about both their charms. -
Pipeline
The camera in a transparent pipe system sends the viewer on a journey through an unknown universe of unexpected speed and noise. -
Hands
What hands do and the places they go become painfully apparent in this short, but convincing edit of human actions. -
Ruled by Dead People
Delacrew DJ collective’s experimental music video brings a derelict building to life using colour, energetic animation and a great deal of movement. -
Do I Belong?
Upbeat music video for The Hidden Cameras. Lead vocalist Joel Gibb is surrounded by people partying whilst performing his morning ablutions. -
Well
A dive into the symbolic underwater world of our subconscious where thoughts glide by. Experimental short film by Juha Mäki-Jussila. -
Very Nice, Very Nice
Classic avant-garde edit by Arthur Lipsett in which he combined sound clips with street recordings and footage of people. -
De magische tol
Charming short for children about an old-fashioned top and the magic images that come alive when it spins.