Nathaniel Dorsky is still enjoying a productive period and maintains his sublime approach to the medium of 16mm film. August and After is his way of dealing with a sombre year. ‘After a lifetime, two mutual friends, George Kuchar and Carla Liss, passed away during the same period of time.’ (ND)
Also in this combined programme
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Dark Garden
The filmmaker’s garden in winter: skeletal and silvery plants and their supports appear out of the blackness of the screen in a series of filmic… -
Experience in Material 52:DUBHOUSE
Strict, but exquisite evocation links two artistic disciplines and two visions of light and darkness. Architecture and film meet in the cinema. -
Ten Minutiae
Pure cinema. Ten, minute actions with a 35mm camera and a table result in five wonderful, cinematic minutes. -
Beyond Expression Bright
Where empiric observation turns into imagination has been queried for centuries. Beyond Expression Bright walks along the boundary. -
Ritournelle
The roll of 16mm film given to director Becks by his colleague Miller contained a ghost track which seems to have scripted their abstract film. -
Sou
Simple, yet effective animation of rock formations and strata. Solids become liquid, like our sense of time.
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2012
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2013
- Length
- 19'
- Medium/Format
- 16mm
