Oblivion

Tom Chomont / Canada / 1969 / Czech Premiere / 4 min.

synopsis

A passionate observation of a lover, whose body is imbued with grainy texture and the explosive flares of the film material. Using rapid cuts, the director fuses contrasting black and white negatives and color positives of the same images, so that the diary-like captured moments or evasive allusions can disappear in the fluidity of consciousness and the unsettled volatility of excited passion.

biography

American experimental filmmaker Tom Chomont (1942) is the creator of more than forty short, mostly silent, films, in which he strives to capture spirituality and sexuality using poetic everyday images. He was introduced to Ji.hlava audiences in the documentary Tom (2003), filmed by Mike Hoolboom.