Experimentation. Transcendence. Rapture.
UNITED STATES | 49 minutes | 2016
An immersive journey into two disciplines: politically engaged experi- mental documentary and cinematic restoration. In 1976, Bruce Conner released Crossroads, a 36-minute montage of the atomic tests perpe- trated by the American government on Bikini atoll in 1946. The environ- mental and humanitarian scandal was lmed by 500 cameras. Forty years later, archivist Ross Lipman tackled Conner’s work, restoring it and adding commentary. A painstaking work that’s a fascinating labour of love.IN PRESENCE OF THE DIRECTOR
As part of Exploding Digital Inevitable, The
No biography
The famous patriotic anthem of our neighbours to the south forms the inspiration for this novel take on a buddy movie that’s funny, tender and cynical....
Feature film , Comedy drama
UNITED STATES | 49 minutes | 2017
A masterclass of Gustav Deutsch, animated by André Habib, Professor at Université de Montréal.Gustav Deutsch (Shirley, Film Ist), a leading figure in...
Masterclass
49 minutes | 2017
Crossroads is a 1976 short film directed by Bruce Conner. It features 36 minutes of extreme slow-motion replays of the July 25, 1946 Operation Crossroads...
Short film
UNITED STATES | 49 minutes | 1976
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