THEME EXPLORATION

film as physical material

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
Three Rocks
Three Rocks
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Ride
The Ride
1995 · Amanda Micheli
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
Afternoons of Solitude
Afternoons of Solitude
2026 · Albert Serra
Fleak
Fleak
2026 · Jens Møller
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
Second Life
Second Life
2026 · An Ching-hung
12 Chapters About Women
12 Chapters About Women
1954 · Kon Ichikawa
24 Frames Per Second
24 Frames Per Second
1977 · Shirley Clarke
A Smoked Husband
A Smoked Husband
1908 · D.W. Griffith
El
El
1953 · Luis Buñuel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stan Brakhage United States

He directly manipulated film stock through painting, scratching, and bleaching, treating celluloid as a sculptural material rather than merely a recording medium.