A Screen Test for an Adaptation of Giselle
This experimental screen test for an adaptation of the industrial-era ballet Giselle has been reimagined as an ecofeminist thriller. Weaving together digital footage, 16mm, VHS recordings, animation and deep AI, the screen test is a proposal for a hybridised world in a near future where multiple realities push to the surface.
Also see IFFR x STRP: AI & Creativity.
Also in this combined programme
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Once Removed
Bassel Abi Chahine, a self-described reincarnation of a dead soldier from the Lebanese civil war, recalls past details with remarkable precision.
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Single Copy
An experimental biography of Chung-I, one half of a once-conjoined twin, whose body is digitally scanned and cast in ceramic.
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Mariam Jafri vs. Maryam Jafri
A humorous tale of the journey a ready-made sculpture takes down the rabbit hole of stock photo copyright and image ownership.
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Les quatre récits d’Alice
True story? Myriam Jacob-Allard’s grandmother was carried away by a tornado as a child. The artist tries to find out her own way.
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Wasteland No. 2: Hardy, Hearty
Captivating, handmade flicker film in which flower petals free themselves from melting ice cubes, setting hypnotically moving roots in motion.
Film details
- Country of production
- UK
- Year
- 2019
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 9"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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