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Andriesh (1954)
A film by the Kyiv Film Studio named after Alexander Dovzhenko, directed by Sergei Parajanov. In 1954, Parajanov (together with Yakov Bazelyan) was offered to stage the literary fairy tale “Andriesh”. It was based on a Romanian fairy tale. By that time, the film was released in color, which was a real rarity. Parajanov managed…
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Acoustic Levitation
I was really struck by the sonic styling and imagery in this video from the Ksana Institute and Kayalight Studios. It’s a great synthesis of sound, imagery, and concept that works so well. Note the metaphysical references, experimental lab/prison/mental institution setting, and the supporting pesudo-scientific documentation. WanDan also does an amazing job of mixing up beat-boxing, throat-singing, and…