I found this on Rarefilmm, which is a site I haven’t encountered before.
Well, that this hasn’t gotten distribution before isn’t very surprising: First of all, it’s a 1 hour movie, and short films always get lost (until they show up as an extra on a bluray, or somebody does a box set for the director). And one hour movies are even worse — too long to be shown on a short film programme, and too short to get a release on its own.
And of course, this is *shiver* “experimental”, so that’s just impossible.
This kinda reminds me of Derek Jarman — but edited on video instead of on film. But then transferred to 16mm? And then shown on TV? Or filmed on 16mm and then edited on video? I mean, it’s got a very video look, but it’s also very sharp… Hm! The look rather reminds me of Prospero’s Books, which was filmed on 35mm film, but then edited together on hi-def video using Quantel Paintbox. And that was from 1991, so perhaps a similar process… But cheaper, obvs.
And then the movie ends with a song by ©, aka Leslie Winer!
Ah, Channel Four. Gotta love channel four.
I really enjoyed this. And the transfer is excellent — must come from a first generation source, which is unusual for something like this.
Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies. John Maybury. 1994.
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