One Thousand and One Attempts to Be an Ocean

A Short film of

Yuyan Wang

Produced by

Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains

Production year2020

Runtime11 min

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Synopsis

One Thousand and One Attempts to Be an Ocean corresponds primarily to a rhythm, a hypnotic resonance that makes images burst out of their content to become energy and sensations. It is composed of micro-events from the so-called "satisfying" videos that abound on the internet. With no beginning or end, the abstract narrative unfolds through the mode of appropriation by referring to both trances and minimal music. To the point of dissipation, the images embody this desire for a bottomless wave, the expression of an artificial oceanic feeling mixed with the inexorable entropy of today's information societies.

Credits

Director (1)

Yuyan Wang
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Production and distribution (1)

Executive Producer : Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains

Full credits (7)

Screenwriter : Yuyan Wang

Editor : Yuyan Wang

Production Manager : Luc-Jérôme Bailleul

Sound Editor : Raphaël Hénard

Visual effects : Juliette Barrat

Sound Mixer : Raphaël Hénard

Sound design : Raphaël Hénard

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Documentary, Experimental
Sub-genre : Video art, Research - Experimental
Themes : Human nature , Environment, Society
Production language : English
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2020
Runtime : 11 min 30 seconds
Production formats : Digital video
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 16/9
Audio format : Digital 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (1)

French Cinema at the EFM and Berlinale 2021

15 FEBRUARY 2021

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Selections (10)

Winterthur International Short Film Festival
Switzerland, 2024
Beyond the Frame
La Guarimba Film Festival
Italy, 2022
Compétition Insomnia expérimental
Leuven International Short Film Festival
Belgium, 2021
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Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Sweden, 2021
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