Movies: Structural film

  • 1975
    Pas de Trois

    Pas de Trois (1975)

    Pas de Trois

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    An analysis of film’s persistent relationship to sexuality, mediated by allusions to early cinema’s flicker, and other aggressive qualities of the cinematic apparatus....

    Pas de Trois
  • 2024
    Cloud Film

    Cloud Film (2024)

    Cloud Film

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    cloud film meditates on the calming effects of watching clouds, while also demanding action to combat our impact on the environment. It calls attention to a loss of control as the clouds turn into a storm, reflecting the momentum of climate change. A...

    Cloud Film
  • 1972
    Tiger Balm

    Tiger Balm (1972)

    Tiger Balm

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    "After two years of massive didacticism in black-and-white [Hapax Legomena (1971-72)], I am surprised by Tiger Balm, lyrical, in color, a celebration of generative humors and principles, in homage to the green of England, the light of my dooryard… an...

    Tiger Balm
  • 2019
    Number Two

    Number Two (2019)

    Number Two

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    Number Two’ is an audio visual work which materializes the definite possibilities of sight and the existence of light in space with the drama in between image and sound as a reaction . It treats the surface of the film itself as a digital artefact th...

    Number Two
  • 1991
    La Mer

    La Mer (1991)

    La Mer

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    The passing time is displayed as a series of still frames, or a rapid sequence of moments, ever flowing like the waves that break on the shore, like a repeated chant with no beginning, middle or end....

    La Mer
  • 2023
    Nameless

    Nameless (2023)

    Nameless

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    Conflict between son and mother....

    Nameless
  • 2023
    Twin City Twist

    Twin City Twist (2023)

    Twin City Twist

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    A silent dance documenting a brief visit to Minneapolis in the fall of 2022. A reflection on the sleeping city's tumultuous recent history through a recollected interaction and a plea for continued disturbance. An entry in an ongoing video and film ...

    Twin City Twist
  • 1991
    Here's Looking At You Kid

    Here's Looking At You Kid (1991)

    Here's Looking At You Kid

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    A remix film combining elements of found footage and structural filmmaking by combining Humphrey Bogart's quote from Casablanca with found footage of explosions, emphasized by repetition....

    Here's Looking At You Kid
  • 1969
    Torre 1

    Torre 1 (1969)

    Torre 1

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    The port of a Mediterranean coastal city, which had once been the symbol of prosperity and the epicenter of life in the region, is now only the reflection of a decaying present. Static and empty shots reveal glimpses of a brilliant past, only interru...

    Torre 1
  • 2016
    Fade to Blank

    Fade to Blank (2016)

    Fade to Blank

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    My grandmother is suffering from senile dementia and already lost many precious memories. I try to use the methods of structural film to film her and replicate the process of forgetting memories....

    Fade to Blank
  • 2016
    Satin #7

    Satin #7 (2016)

    Satin #7

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    Textural film produced in San Francisco utilizing satin sheets and analog feedback....

    Satin #7
  • 1967
    O

    O (1967)

    O

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    "Fears and thrills... Part structure (the centerpoint): part improvisation."...

    O
  • 1994
    Acoustic Apple

    Acoustic Apple (1994)

    Acoustic Apple

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    A short showing Robakowski peeling and eating an apple, which itself produces the sound....

    Acoustic Apple
  • 1993
    1, 2, 3, 4 (Light Cheeks)

    1, 2, 3, 4 (Light Cheeks) (1993)

    1, 2, 3, 4 (Light Cheeks)

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    ince the 1970s, Robakowski has been experimenting with the category of the author, transferring the authorship of his works onto the film camera. Implementing the strategy of biological-mechanical records, Robakowski continues his experiments, carri...

    1, 2, 3, 4 (Light Cheeks)
  • 1977
    Hackney Marshes – November 4th 1977

    Hackney Marshes – November 4th 1977 (1977)

    Hackney Marshes – November 4th 1977

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    An improvisation recorded over the course of one day, starting at dawn and finishing after dusk. The film was edited in camera and shot from one camera position in the middle of one of the 112 football pitches that cover Hackney Marsh, a location ch...

    Hackney Marshes – November 4th 1977