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Insight: Filmbank Amsterdam
Four times, Martin Hansen, 2003, 7′
At least four times a day Ali walks through the streets of Fez, Morocco on his way to his uncle’s shop. We follow Ali’s path as it is presented in four frames simultaniously. Changes in light and the people and animals that he meets along the way shape the arc of this portrait of spaces that are public and yet intimate
External Monologue / Monologue exterieur, Francien van Everdingen, 2004, 3′
The film Monologue Exterieur was inspired by Edouard Vuillard’s paintings. From the dark, fragments loom little by little that give the spectator a glimpse of tree tops, foliage and blossoms. This kaleidoscopic, botanical collection of jigsaw pieces turns out to make up an interior with a neurotic, claustrophobic undertone. A tranquil chaos that just seems or seems not to go off the rails.
Souvenir from Africa/ Souvenir uit Afrika, Arianne Olthaar, Marjolijn van der Meij, 2002, 7′
In quarantaine a protagonist lives a lonely life of being an immigrant. The film is completely shot on Super 8 film, and is based on the short story of Dutch writer W.F.Hermans �?His God was a human’
Mold Boat, Fred Pelon, 2003, 5′
A film about decay, ritual and random process. A reel of Super 8 film, shot by a participant of a cruise in the Far East, was mixed with food and fungus and stored to mature in a dark place. A strange chemical reaction took place and new imagery was born in the process. Mold Boat was created from the highlights of this forgotten and rotten trip.
Cheap Ludes, Jeroen Mol, John Doornik, 2002, 3′
A strange creature causes a great deal of commotion in a town when it awakes and finds out that there are no toothpicks left in the house…
Slow start, Marc Schmidt, 2002, 7′
Along with actors of Theater de Noordelingen, filmmaker Marc Schmidt made the short film Slow Start. On a hot summer’s day, youngsters with scooters gather on an isolated industrial estate. When the starting shot sounds, the six shooters tear off. One of them falls down, the others keep on riding - and cannot be stopped by anybody or anything.
Selfportrait of the 20th century as a brain, day 2, Dick Tuinder, 2002, 13′
“And sucking all the life out of our surroundings, we became like vampires of the will.”
Neurotic Compilation / Neurotica Compilatie, Han Hoogerbrugge, 2002, 4′
compilation of Han Hoogerbrugge’s Neurotica animations taken from his website hoogerbruge.com
About the Filmbank.
Freedom of visual expression is crucial for a thriving filmscene. Experimental films analyse and criticise the mainstream film industry. The Filmbank (established in 2001) is a fresh distributor and promotor of experimental dutch films based in Amsterdam. ‘Experimental film’ in the widest sense of the word, encapsulating work that is inspired by the classic avant-garde or work that explores the relationship between film and other artforms. Films that are unique in their unconventional subject choice, method of working and form and that are so confusing, beautiful, harsh or absurd that they are difficult to forget.
More about Filmbank Amsterdam.
Insight: Filmbank Amsterdam
Four times, Martin Hansen, 2003, 7′At least four times a day Ali walks through the streets of Fez, Morocco on his way to his uncle’s shop. We follow Ali’s path as it is presented in four frames simultaniously. Changes in light and the people and animals that he meets along the way shape the arc of this portrait of spaces that are public and yet intimate
External Monologue / Monologue exterieur, Francien van Everdingen, 2004, 3′The film Monologue Exterieur was inspired by Edouard Vuillard’s paintings. From the dark, fragments loom little by little that give the spectator a glimpse of tree tops, foliage and blossoms. This kaleidoscopic, botanical collection of jigsaw pieces turns out to make up an interior with a neurotic, claustrophobic undertone. A tranquil chaos that just seems or seems not to go off the rails.
Souvenir from Africa/ Souvenir uit Afrika, Arianne Olthaar, Marjolijn van der Meij, 2002, 7′In quarantaine a protagonist lives a lonely life of being an immigrant. The film is completely shot on Super 8 film, and is based on the short story of Dutch writer W.F.Hermans �?His God was a human’
Mold Boat, Fred Pelon, 2003, 5′A film about decay, ritual and random process. A reel of Super 8 film, shot by a participant of a cruise in the Far East, was mixed with food and fungus and stored to mature in a dark place. A strange chemical reaction took place and new imagery was born in the process. Mold Boat was created from the highlights of this forgotten and rotten trip.
Cheap Ludes, Jeroen Mol, John Doornik, 2002, 3′
A strange creature causes a great deal of commotion in a town when it awakes and finds out that there are no toothpicks left in the house…
Slow start, Marc Schmidt, 2002, 7′Along with actors of Theater de Noordelingen, filmmaker Marc Schmidt made the short film Slow Start. On a hot summer’s day, youngsters with scooters gather on an isolated industrial estate. When the starting shot sounds, the six shooters tear off. One of them falls down, the others keep on riding - and cannot be stopped by anybody or anything.
Selfportrait of the 20th century as a brain, day 2, Dick Tuinder, 2002, 13′
“And sucking all the life out of our surroundings, we became like vampires of the will.”
Neurotic Compilation / Neurotica Compilatie, Han Hoogerbrugge, 2002, 4′
compilation of Han Hoogerbrugge’s Neurotica animations taken from his website hoogerbruge.com
About the Filmbank.
Freedom of visual expression is crucial for a thriving filmscene. Experimental films analyse and criticise the mainstream film industry. The Filmbank (established in 2001) is a fresh distributor and promotor of experimental dutch films based in Amsterdam. ‘Experimental film’ in the widest sense of the word, encapsulating work that is inspired by the classic avant-garde or work that explores the relationship between film and other artforms. Films that are unique in their unconventional subject choice, method of working and form and that are so confusing, beautiful, harsh or absurd that they are difficult to forget.
More about Filmbank Amsterdam.
