Pwdre ser is the Welsh name for the mythical substance star jelly that has been observed since the 1400s. The film depicts an encounter with a mysterious, luminous, electrical substance. Inspired equally by medieval accounts of visionary experiences and by 19th-century photography of the invisible, Pwdre Ser joins coronal Kirlian photography with hand-processed images.
Also in this combined programme
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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. -
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Collage of paintings from the Renaissance, combined with hand-painted images. A portrait of stillness and silence, disturbed by the urgency of sadness -
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. -
Prima Materia
Delicate threads of energy spiral into mysterious cells of golden dust: these are the luminous particles of the alchemist’s dream. -
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.
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2019
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 7'
- Medium/Format
- 16mm
