THEME EXPLORATION

sensory overload

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
Malee and the Boy
Malee and the Boy
1999 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
In the Dark
In the Dark
1996 · Peter Greenaway
My New Picture
My New Picture
2007 · Bertrand Bonello
Daredevil
Daredevil
2003 · Mark Steven Johnson
Face Anthea
Face Anthea
1990 · Stephen Dwoskin
Lovesong
Lovesong
2001 · Stan Brakhage
Foreplay
Foreplay
2008 · Kenneth Anger
Perceptual Learning
Perceptual Learning
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
Senseless
Senseless
1998 · Penelope Spheeris
The Silent War
The Silent War
2012 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Daniel Kwan USA

Chaotic visual maximalism colliding wildly disparate genres into bewildering, emotional experiences.

 Mark Neveldine USA

Hyperkinetic camera and editing amplify anarchic narratives of chemical-fueled antiheroes.

 Gaspar Noé Argentina/France

His films like 'Irreversible' and 'Enter the Void' deliberately assault the viewer with strobe lights, disorienting camera work, and overwhelming sound design to create visceral sensory chaos.