53 dead bees found on walks in South West Britain. Positioned directly onto negative film and contact-printed, bees are the subject and the material of this animation on the topic of the rapid decline of flying insects. Occupying approximately 24 frames, they run at a rate of 1 bee per second.
Also in this combined programme
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I Felt Like the Sound of a Harp
Chemist Humphry Davy’s experimentation with nitrous oxide serves as a source of inspiration for this multilayered play of chemistry and celluloid. -
Goldman Crash
A post-apocalyptic film crafted from earlier post-apocalyptic films that asks: Did Hollywood predict the attack on the World Trade Center? -
Der Fährmann
A high-contrast film that places us in the front seat of a ghostly train ride, accompanied by a live sound performance.
Film details
- Country of production
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 2019
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 6'
- Medium/Format
- 16mm
