The film strip contains more than just the recorded image, it also has sound – but this element is naturally hidden during projection, just as the transition point of each reel is masked by the projectionist. A remarkable experimental short that competed this year at the Berlinale.
A film dance can be more than a performance in front of a camera – it can also be a frenetic compilation of the film strip elements that normally remain hidden from the viewer – and, in the digital age, have been completely eliminated. This playful and artistically bold movie demonstrates that even a purely abstract film can be downright entertaining. While the aesthetic experience abides undiminished, also evident is a distinctive trace of the analog era that can convey a visuality closely and wholly linked to the medium of film and the film strip itself.
12 min / Color, 35 mm
Director Elke Groen, Christian Neubacher
/ Music Sigfried Friderich
/ Producer Elke Groen
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Elke Groen (b. 1969, Bad Ischl, Austria) studied architecture and photography in Vienna. In 2005 she founded a production company focused on experimental filmmaking. Her movies, including Tito-Material (1998), have played festivals around the world. Christian Neubacher (b. 1972, Salzburg, Austria) studied photography and film in Vienna, later working in the field as a script editor, critic, and curator. He has shot a number of experimental films, including Starigrad (1997).
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