28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Ettrick
synopsis
This visually captivating observational documentary of Scotland offers not only images of the rugged landscape, meadows, extensive forests and windmills, but also a detailed study of the meticulous handiwork completed at the local textile mill. Through exploring the nature of the digital record that captures the shape of the landscape, the film identifies images that reflect local everyday life. The physical movement through the area is also a journey into the imagery, which gradually disintegrates into particles of colour and shifting surfaces, subsequently reassembling back into the contours that change as a result of weather and time. Through the emphasis placed on colours and flow in calm compositions, the symbols of the traditional life in the region are revealed.DETAIL:
“I shot the film three years long in Scotland. The path we drive leads to the heart of the Ettrick Forest, a dive into a textile world. A land where man, machinery and nature deal with a complex relationship that draws their future.” Jacques Perconte
biography
A French filmmaker who works with new media, Jacques Perconte (1973) continues to be a pioneer in the field of internet art. He has been experimenting with digital imaging, codecs, and his own original compression algorithms since the mid-1990s. Several of his experimental films have been introduced at the Jihlava IDFF, including L (2014), Chuva (2013), Tree of Life (2012), Les Moutiers (2012), After the Fire (2010), Le Passage (2009), Pauillac, Margaux (2008).more about film
| director: | Jacques Perconte |
| producer: | Rodolphe Olcèse, Jasmina Sijerčić |
| photography: | Jacques Perconte |
| editing: | Jacques Perconte |
| music: | Hannah Wyness, Samuel André |
| sound: | Jacques Perconte, Isabelle Silvagnoli |
