Bring Me the Head of Henri Chrétien!
Roisz and Kovacic explore the world of cinematic formats based on the genre that exploited the width of the screen to display spectacular landscapes: Westerns. Bring us the head of… the inventor of the anamorphic widescreen!
Also in this combined programme
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Colterrain
Colterrain is a colourful landscape, a terrain described by mapping sound. What you hear is what you see – literally. -
Louver
A hypnotic mechanical dance of fluorescent light fittings slowly swaying into an abyss. Horizontal images against a vertical backdrop. -
Lunar Storm
Vertical explorations of lunar maria, swarms of unstable lunar particles swirling in the ‘glowing dust fountains’ caused by solar radiation. -
Pyramid Flare
A vertical film about the most enigmatic of man-made structures, and an exploration of basic cinematic mysteries: time, form and structure. -
Deorbit
An observation mission with a mind of its own – a journey from outer space to the celluloid grain. -
V~
Geometric figures and lines come to life as an ancient creature forever creating and destroying itself. An organic geometry thriller. -
Chrome
Chrome is inspired by the Autochrome process, a colouring technique for black-and-white photographs invented by the Lumière brothers in 1903. -
Walzkörpersperre
What happens when you laser-bomb a WW2 anti-tank wall? An uncompromised barrage of light and sound explode in this 11-minute megaton film. -
#43
Similar to cells absorbing energy from the environment to sustain themselves, the pixels in #43 feed on beautiful noise to stay alive.
Film details
- Country of production
- Austria
- Year
- 2013
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2014
- Length
- 9'
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
