edge of doom

A short succession of splits-screens gathers women in the throes of extreme states, screaming, with eyes wide, arms thrown up in dismay, angular eyebrows, stunned mouths ­– laying, running, standing, leaping to their feet: instants of extreme emotions sought and found in silent films of the 1920s. Fury, rage, pain, horror, fear and disgust present a kaleidoscope of prototypical affective gestures stripped of all narrative logic. Faces and bodies. The paired emotions seen on screen reciprocally intensify one another or create friction. Michaela Grill edited her found images like a music video to a piece composed by Sophie Trudeau,...

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Orig. Title
edge of doom
Year
2020
Countries
Canada, Austria
Duration
3 min
Director
Michaela Grill
Category
Experimental
Orig. Language
No Dialogue
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