Foula, or: Studies in Verticality #2

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The Edge of the World - Michael Powell, 1937, 35mm

Distance(s) #1

Teorema - Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1968, 35mm

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Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles - Chantal Akerman, 1975, 35mm

An aside, or: meteorology

c'est le soir dans la mort du monde / je m'endors

dans la plaine électrique / où noir tombe

Silencio - F.J. Ossang, 2007, 16mm

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August 2009. In mind.

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Regen - Joris Ivens, 1929, 35mm

Renewal

Ride Lonesome - Budd Boetticher, 1959, 35mm

Comanche Station - Budd Boetticher, 1960, 35mm

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An exhausted traveller / on his way alone - / one parasang / from his destination.

--Abbas Kiarostami

Illuminations #2

El cant dels ocells - Albert Serra, 2008, DV

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Tabu: A Story of the South Seas - F.W. Murnau, 1931, 35mm

Illuminations

Gertrud - Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1964, 35mm

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Série noire - Jean-Claude Rousseau, 2009, DV

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Jean-Claude Rousseau's Série noire is available to view until 29.07 at INDEPENDENCIA. Many thanks to Andy Rector for the tip.

Apichatpong #3, or: some circles for E.M.

Syndromes and a Century - Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2006, 35mm

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In Titan's Goblet - Peter Hutton, 1991, 16mm

Five: 5 long takes dedicated to Yasujiro Ozu - Abbas Kiarostami, 2003, DV

Spirals - Oskar Fischinger, 1926, 35mm

Apichatpong #2, or: the (whispering) wind in the trees

Syndromes and a Century - Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2006, 35mm

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Profit motive and the whispering wind - John Gianvito, 2007, 16mm

As we began driving out of the park I looked to my right down the mountain & observed some lovely pasture grass waving beneath some considerably strong wind. I asked Jim [Gianvito] to stop the car & got out & quickly ascertained that this was way too beautiful an image to pass up & that I'd be kicking myself afterwards. I quickly loaded the camera & to save time thought I could get the shots handheld. Very rapidly the wind power went up a few notches & holding the camera steady was quite a challenge. Again to Jim's credit I told him I think I need to unpack the carefully-packed tripod and he unhesitatingly ran back to the car to get it. For the next 45 minutes or so, despite lightning flashes (but no thunder & no rain) I shot image after image of the grass, leaves, & brush swirling about every which way beneath powerful wind. I pray this roll turns out ok as it was a unique experience to say the least. By the end of it my body was racked with weariness, covered in sweat despite the hot wind, arms scored by bramble scratches & bug bites, & absolutely exhilarated. With more time, film, & light I could shoot endlessly under such conditions. In every direction there were images to mesmerise.

--John Gianvito, 14.07.2005.

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Profit motive and the whispering wind - John Gianvito, 2007, 16mm

Track of the Cat - William Wellman, 1954, 35mm