Synopsis
For this film, four rolls of 16mm film were patiently exposed frame by frame over the course of a stay on Ouessant Island in Brittany. Here, observation of nature and its phenomena is paired with striking formal experimentation, which alters our perception of the real.
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Experimental
- Production language : No dialogue
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2010
- Runtime : 10 min 20 seconds
- Production formats : 16mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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