The work that i made whilst at college had an end result being film / video art. This was where the combination of many disciplines, for me, became one , from the initial drafting of ideas - making things - environments - creating an atmosphere with paint and light, developing a story board or event, then filming it with out of date super 8 film, editing and inventing a soundtrack. all fine under the cozy umbrella of youth, and blind collaboration with the many talented friends around. These films by hook or by crook, mainly by crook, were made into a video collection of work, released by ikon / factory records in 1985 titled "Flickering Shadows"..
What is behind the flickering of a light bulb? Flickering explores the internal filaments as they move in space and how they change..
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, clips from several unidentified silent films are woven into a story, with humorous commentary by Smith..
"Brion Gysin and Ian Sommerville innovated a machine they called 'Flicker' which produces similar effects to what Sam was filming with me. The other footage is of me with a large pair of scissors, cutting up verbal material from magazines. I was working on collaging text and pictorial material onto a large, fascinating chair owned by Bill Bissett." -Gary Lee-Nova.
Flickering Youth is a 1924 silent Comedy..
NINE DIRTS AND SNOW WHITE FLICKERS is Onitsuka Chihiro's third live DVD and her first live DVD after signing on with Universal Music Japan. It is a recording of her one-night show on April 26 of the same year at the Bunkamura Orchard Hall. The setlist featured songs from both her Toshiba-EMI and Universal Music era, as well as two covers and one piano solo by HAL-Oh Togashi. For the concert, Onitsuka was backed only by the piano and a quartet..
Court-métrage Fluxus 2020.
This film is made up of hand painted and batik sections of film that I then step printed on an optical printer. I also used fingers, potatoes, sponges to print textures and patterns. The film was then cut into a rhythmic pattern that may play a few tricks on your brain..
The imagination is a wonderful place, especially during the golden years of childhood. 'Flicker' explores the sensations of imagining adventures as a child..
A young man stands beneath a flickering lamppost..
Far from the mainland and mainstream consciousness, in a region ridden with uncertainties, Tora is a quaint village with bad roads, erratic transport service, a dysfunctional school, no hospital, no power supply, no mobile network and no job opportunities..
There is something going on in the small town of Backberga. The towns proud telecom company Unicom is just about to launch a new modern profile when they discover that there is something lurking in the outskirts of Backberga. An accident triggers a power failure, which leads to a chain of events,mishaps and love stories. Flicker is a warm comic story about people trying to find their place within the modern society..
Un autoportrait très personnel d’André Bonzel, coréalisateur du cultissime C’est arrivé près de chez vous, à partir des images des films amateurs qu’il collectionne depuis toujours, dont certaines tournées par son arrière-arrière-grand-père, familier des frères Lumière. Un film unique, bouleversant, qui raconte l’histoire d’une cinéphilie familiale sur plusieurs générations, mis en musique par Benjamin Biolay..
Beijing is happening these days, but not everyone is living the golden life. Dumped, fired, evicted and abandoned by everyone (including his dog), a down-on-his-luck man finds solace with a circle of equally ill-fated friends, in this touching and lighthearted drama from independent Chinese auteur Zhang Yuan (Beijing Bastards). (TIFF.).
A Flicker in Eternity is the coming-of-age tale of Stanley Hayami, a talented young teenager caught between his dream of becoming a writer/artist and his duty to his country..
she just wants to go home..
Two young strangers meet in Naples and begin to flirt and dance in the street..
Canadian veteran, Dennis Mackenzie, who served in Afghanistan, turns to music to help him in his battle with PTSD and to raise awareness of veteran suicide and mental health..
The main characters - the arrogant, harassed director, the sexy starlet, or naïve actors are familiar enough stereotypes. Along the way however, there is some fun to be had as more humorous incidents occur on the sound stage, together with dashes of nudity. Some of the events are presumably inspired by real life experiences, others have a distinct air of wishful fabrication. The over-the-top Kung Fu star, deserted by director and crew as he goes through his pointless extended routine, for instance. Or the action heroes, sweating in furs while they dutifully munch through their meal scene, 'snow' falling outside in studio land..
