Deep Focus Short
Overview of films
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Calling Planet Earth
From Sun Ra to Alice Coltrane, music guides the world of Cauleen Smith that draws freely from local US histories, outer space and speculative (science) fictions.
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The Heart of the Matter
Cinq minutes de cinéma pur, Prima Materia, the internationale premiere of Pwdre Ser: the rot of stars and the magic lantern performance The Tears of a Mudlark.
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The Wonders of Nature
From Mothlight to Curious Light and Discoveries on the Forest Floor 1-3 – an amazing study and categorisation of fungi, insects and birds.
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Discoveries on the Forest Floor 1-3
Fragile leaves and fine threads of fungus string together, like an obscure genre of 17th century painting: Forest Floor Paintings.
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Crow Requiem
Smith brings together the forced migration of birds, the treatment of people of colour and Syracuse’s connection to the birth of stereoscopic ph
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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.
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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.
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Solar Flare Arkestral Marching Band
A flash-mob performance of Sun Ra’s anthem Space Is the Place, performed by The Rich South High School Marching Band.
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Prima Materia
Delicate threads of energy spiral into mysterious cells of golden dust: these are the luminous particles of the alchemist’s dream.
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The Parable of the Tulip Painter and the Fly
An intoxicating flower drenched in luminous colours and sparkling light. Such luxurious and temporary beauty shows the transience of life.
