Sunday, June 1, 2008

An introduction to experimental films: Bare/Santana Issar

Perhaps, the most exasperating films to watch are experimental films. That's because many experimental filmmakers experiment for the sake of the experiment itself. Audiences however are used to watching films for a story to unfold, and are unable to figure out what story the filmmaker wants to tell. To appreciate such films, we have to make a dramatic mental shift and start seeing films not for the story but for the film itself.

This is not easy at all. Therefore, to introduce you to experimental films, I'm showing you a film that experiments with the way it tells a story, a very personal story, using the most personal of material available to the filmmaker. Describing it further will only kill the experience of watching the film, so just go ahead and watch it here.

http://video.tiscali.it/categorie/Cortometraggi/Filmvideo/1124.html

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