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Back and Forth

52 min. | Experimental | Pegi 13

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As in Snow's Wavelength (1967), the form of <--> (Back and Forth) is deceptively simple: the camera moves back and forth, capturing a deserted and dimly lit classroom. But in the long run, its effect makes one question the very nature of cinema, of images and of the act of viewing itself.

Michael Snow

Michael Snow

Michael Snow was one of the world’s leading experimental filmmakers, having inspired the Structural Film movement with his groundbreaking film Wavelength (1967). Snow’s extensive and multidisciplinary oeuvre includes painting, sculpture, video, film, sound, photography, holography, drawing, writing, and music. His work explores the nature of perception, consciousness, language, and temporality.
Languages
Silent
Produced
1969: Canada

Film information

Director
Michael Snow
Producers
Michael Snow
Screenplay
Michael Snow
Cast
Allan Kaprow, Emmett Williams, Max Neuhaus, Joyce Wieland, Luis Camnitzer

Screenings

Friday, 10 November

19:00

Skalvija · Hall 1

Past screening

Friday, 17 November

19:00

Skalvija · Hall 1

Past screening

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