27 Times Time

director: Annick Ghijzelings

original title: 27 fois le temps

country: Belgium

year: 2016

running time: 73 min.

synopsis

Documentary filmmaker Annick Ghijzelings used her visit to Polynesia to shoot a personal meditation on the phenomenon of time. She slowed down the smooth flow of time in order to consider, in 27 short fragments, the various ways time can be represented. She does so by combining poetic narrative with images of the past and slow-motion shots of nature and local life. Gradually, she puts together a multilayered image of time that questions the boundaries between art, science, and philosophy, between advanced civilization and native cultures, and between the past, present, and future.

"The stories never subscribe to explanations or expert digressions. They are off-camera, barely pronounced, they are whispered in our ear like a secret between friends that beckons sharing."

biography

In her work, Belgian director and writer Annick Ghijzelings (1965) explores the inconspicuous traces of time that survive despite the ineluctable flow of time. In her primarily short film essays such as The Very Minute, Unfinished (2010) she explores the subject at hand using her rich knowledge of science and philosophy as well as her experiences from traveling in the Third World.

more about film

director:	Annick Ghijzelings
producer:	Annick Ghijzelings, Javier Packer-Comyn
script:	Annick Ghijzelings
photography:	Annick Ghijzelings
editing:	Annick Ghijzelings
music:	Herman Martin
sound:	Annick Ghijzelings

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