Film Format: 35mm

  • Swan, The

    Volumes have been written on “The Dying Swan,” the dramatic ballet solo first choreographed by Michel Fokine and made famous by Anna Pavlova. The dancer interprets the swan’s struggle for life in the face of the inevitable approach of death. In “The Swan,” as the dancer assumes the poses and movements of a swan, the animation dissolves in, transforming the human interpretation of the bird into an animated swan which continues the choreography of the now invisible dancer. The dance dissolves back in picking u,p the movement of the animation. This back-and-forth interplay continues throughout the film.

  • TEKNICLY INKORECT

    While primarily an entertaining tale, “Teknicly Inkorect” is also a film that explores the processes of film sound and image, spectatorship, program-ming and projection, while relating it thematically to a caveat against global over-reliance on technical expertise. It quotes from filmic forms such as documentary, experi-mental, animation and drama, and involves the layering of several levels of images and sound. “Teknicly Inkorect” uses documentary live action, cel animation, undercamera object animation layered over cel, cutout animation, computer-assisted undercamera animation, and copier animation.

  • Tiger

    “In ‘Tiger,’ pre-eminent experimentalist David Rimmer intercuts the movements of a caged tiger with images of untamed nature to create an unexpectedly eerie film. Superbly layered, the film wordlessly leaves us pondering our attempts to harness the forces of nature.” – Toronto International Film Festival, 1994 Sound Design: Dennis Burke

  • Primiti Too Taa

    The film “Primiti Too Taa” is a playful sound poem, where the text jumps to life through animated typing on paper. Visually the film is a concrete poem in motion: choreography. Aurally the film is a sound poem with a printed text: typography. Constructivist poetry meets literal choreography. Primitive sounds meet their typed representation. The film is based on a 45-minute sound poem “Ur-sonate (Sonata for Primitive Sounds)” by Kurt Schwitters. The film is larva in memory of Kurt Schwitters (Artist Poet 1887-1948), under the influence of Norman McLaren.

  • Two Taa Too

    A sequel to “Primiti Too Taa” which playfully animates the original film in different film frame sizes (Super 8, 16mm and 35mm).

  • Offering, The

    This is a film about the progression and the passing of life. Without dialogue and music, the story centres on the evolution of love and friendship between a Japanese monk and the young novice who has come into his life, from their initial encounter to their final parting. In rejecting his own faith and drowning in self-doubts, the novice leaves his life of unfulfilled potentials. The passing of life is demarcated by the progression of seasons. The only force that propels the narrative forward is the poetic seasonal variations in nature. The passing of life, in this life, in this…

  • NY ‘NY ‘n why not

    WALK/ DON’T WALK/ WALK. The rhythm of the nineties. A musical stroll along Christopher Street.

  • Island

    Alone on an island, a childlike man is haunted by the shadows, reflections and imprints of his own body, thus beginning the descent from innocence to madness.

  • Makbul – His Favoured One

    An historic film, set in the 16th century. There are two characters, the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and Irbahim the Makbul, his favoured one. Ibrahim, as the chief caretaker of the royal chambers, comes into the room where the Sultan is awaiting him and brings the neccessary material for foot washing. The royal feet are washed and the toenails cut. These functions are practiced as a silent homo-erotic ceremony. History in “Makbul” is subjectively read. “Makbul” is a film about power and passion. It aims at questioning power. Who is more powerful, the sultan or the slave that he…

  • sea song

    This animated film flows through a vibrant underwater landscape, shown at night time. Sound and picture are drawn directly on film – cameraless animation.