synopsis
A Maltese cross and crescent moon drive the intermittent mechanism inside a film projector, which ensures quick change of individual film frames. The accelerating exchange of segments of different types of film material also characterises this poetic structural film, which culminates in a poem addressed to the projection device: If you die tonight / you'll be gone tomorrow.
biography
Alexander Keewatin Dewdney (* 1941) is Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. In his last book he offered a mathematical definition of biodiversity. As a mathematics student at the University of Michigan, he enrolled in George Manupelli's course and subsequently made six distinctive experimental films between 1966 and 1971.
film details
| director: | A. Keewatin Dewdney |
Film at festival
| premiere type: | Czech Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2022 |
| section: | Fascinations: Progress |
| language: | English |
| subtitles: | No Subtitle |
| colour: | Colour and B&W |
Info
| director: | A. Keewatin Dewdney |
| original title: | The Maltese Cross Movement |
| country: | Canada |
| year: | 1967 |
| running time: | 6 min. |
