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Keep On Turning

Jacques Verbeek | Karin Wiertz | Netherlands | 1972 | 3' | | IFFR 2017

Verbeek and Wiertz’s work always contains geometric elements. This film is purely abstract. Animation of a perspective game with a series of cubes in motion accompanied by a bleeping, electronic soundtrack. The film ends in crescendo. (EYE)

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Film details

Country of production
Netherlands
Year
1972
Festival edition
IFFR 2017
Length
3"
Medium/Format
DCP

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