Filmed in the tombs of the Paigah family in Hyderabad, India, this film tells the tale through noise and silence, flicker and stillness, of a tradition of architecturally outdoing your ancestors: even in death’s eternal sleep. A film about unresolved crescendos, thwarted anticipations and unmanaged escalations, told through architecture gone awry.
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Instructions on How to Make a Film
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Mal-Fekata
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studie voor een veldslag
Thanks to a special printing technique, the film images look hand-drawn. Inspired by Late Medieval sketches of falling horses.
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Ceniza verde
A film painted with the light of a sun-drenched spot in Sierras de Córdoba where history manifests itself as an apparition.
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the eyes empty and the pupils burning with rage and desire
Minimalist expanded cinema performance with two modified 16mm projectors. An exploration of film emulsion without image, sound or narrative.
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The Sound Drifts
Hypnotising audio tracks dance to the soundtrack of Canapa’s previous film about Jérôme Noetinger, Metamkine’s sound artis
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Film details
- Country of production
- France
- Year
- 2019
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 10"
- Medium/Format
- 16mm
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