The Sight

Jeremy Moss / Canada, United States / 2012 / Central European Premiere / 4 min.

synopsis

The landscape as seen anew by hand-manipulating the film stock gives rise to a geometry of trees and meadows. The soundtrack is subjected to similar chemical changes as the image. The film was made on the farm of Canadian director Philip Hoffman, where he hosts a workshop every summer at which beginning and experienced filmmakers learn to work with film material.

The horizons created by the emulsion transform the row of trees into a forest with sporadic bursts of light from the sky, or into a blank spot on the film.