Void
Twilight Zone
Handmade Cinema I & II: Saïto and Romphf | Filmmakers in Person
Trees of Syntax, Leaves of Axis
(Daïchi Saïto, Canada 2009, 10 min., 35mm)
Entirely hand-processed by the filmmaker, Trees of Syntax, Leaves of Axis, with the contrapuntal violin by Malcolm Goldstein, is a poem of vision and sound that seeks certain perceptual insight and revelation through a syntactical structure based on patterns, variations, and repetition.
Void
(Josh Romphf, Canada/US 2015, 8 min., DCP)
Meshes and wireframes erupt spontaneously in space, while the camera meanders randomly toward an uncertain vanishing point. A computer program written for virtual reality and adapted for a cinematic environment.
Engram of Returning
(Daïchi Saïto, Canada 2015, 18 min., 35mm)
An epic 35mm CinemaScope metaphysical travelogue that reveals a supernal world which pulses and flickers with formal patterns and deep hues.
Twilight Zone—World Premiere!
(Josh Romphf, Canada/US 2016, 10 min., DCP)
Two technicians discover the concept of recursion while calibrating a video deck, setting off a series of increasingly abstract spatial and temporal loops.
Both filmmakers will be present for a discussion following the screening.