A meditation on the illusion of filmmaking, shot behind the scenes of a film being made on the other-worldly beaches of Morocco in silvery black-and-white 16mm CinemaScope. The film depicts strange activities, with no commentary or dialogue; it appears as a fragment of film, dug up in a distant future – a hazy, black-and-white, hallucinogenic world.
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Remembering the Pentagons
Sensual, lyrical depiction of the filmmaker’s earliest memories of the overwhelming smells and colours of Iran. -
An Old Dog’s Diary
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Vivir para vivir
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Half Human, Half Vapor
Outsider artist Vandercar sculpted in his garden. Rumour has it that he was also adept at telepathy. After his death the spirits still seem present. -
Still Light
Homage to New Zealand poet and filmmaker Joanna Margaret Paul has the same radical simplicity as her work. Fresh, sweet film poem with a beautiful…
Film details
- Country of production
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 2015
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2016
- Length
- 18'
- Medium/Format
- 16mm
