Cinq minutes de cinéma pur
What is pure cinema? Henri Chomette’s answer to this question is a seminal investigation into the nature of film.
5'
France
IFFR 2019
Delicate threads of energy spiral and transform into mysterious cells of golden dust: these are the luminous particles of the alchemist’s dream. Prima Materia is inspired by the haunting wonderment of Lucretius’ De rerum natura. It is a homage to the first photographic records of extraordinary phenomena lurking just beyond the edge of human vision.
IFFR 2019
- 3'
- USA
- 2015
- Director
- Charlotte Pryce
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2015
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 3'
- Medium
- 16mm
- Language
- silent
- Producer
- Charlotte Pryce
- Sales
- Charlotte Pryce
- Cinematography
- Charlotte Pryce
- Editor
- Charlotte Pryce
- Website
- http://www.charlottepryce.net
Also in this combined programme
Pwdre Ser: the rot of stars
An encounter with a mysterious, luminous substance and the mythical star jelly. Coronal Kirlian photography joined with hand-processed images.
7'
USA
IFFR 2019
A Study in Natural Magic
Glowing germs and flowers colour this alchemical 16mm miniature. Pryce spins gossamer golden threads in the silent darkness of the cinema.
3'
USA
IFFR 2019
The Tears of a Mudlark
Live performance with vintage magic lantern and handmade slides tells the story of an outlaw: a science-fiction fable for the Anthropocene.
20'
USA
IFFR 2019
- Director
- Charlotte Pryce
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2015
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 3'
- Medium
- 16mm
- Language
- silent
- Producer
- Charlotte Pryce
- Sales
- Charlotte Pryce
- Cinematography
- Charlotte Pryce
- Editor
- Charlotte Pryce
- Website
- http://www.charlottepryce.net
Programme IFFR 2019
Deep Focus Short
Pays tribute to Charlotte Pryce and Cauleen Smith, and presents two Artist Talks: by Andrew Norman Wilson and Diana Vidrascu.
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Speaking through her alter ego and a male voice, Cauleen Smith’s biography contrasts semi-true fiction with media representation.
8'
USA
IFFR 2019
Cinq minutes de cinéma pur
What is pure cinema? Henri Chomette’s answer to this question is a seminal investigation into the nature of film.
5'
France
IFFR 2019
Concerning Flight: Five Illuminations in Miniature
The mystery of insect flight explored. Interpretations of a mythological and fantastical nature are illuminated in motion and time.
8'
USA
IFFR 2019