Light Is Calling (2004)

Director:

Bill Morrison

Genre:

Short

Plot:

A scene from The Bells (1926) is optically reprinted and edited to Michael Gordon¹s 7 minute composition. A meditation on the fleeting nature of life and love, as seen through the roiling emulsion of an film. |

Awards:

1 win

Runtime:

8 min

Country:

USA

Color:

Color

Company:

Hypnotic Pictures

Movie Connections:

Edited from The Bells (1926)

Beautiful and moving film.

I was fortunate to see this film at the TriBeCa Film Festival and it was unlike anything I have ever seen. Morrison took this decaying piece of film and breathed new life and style into it, creating a visual experience that is so striking and original. Accented by a hauntingly beautiful score from Michael Gordon, the entire piece comes together and seems to contrast simplicity with complexity, death with life. Absolutely stunning. (The score is available on Michael Gordon's CD "Light is Calling" which includes a copy of the entire film that is playable on any Mac or PC. Viewing it this way hardly does the film justice considering the format, but it's worth checking out if you have no other way of seeing the film. )