In the kingdom of shadows [5:54 | 2006 | sound | bw | 35mm, HD | English text]
In the Kingdom of Shadows documents a paragraph being typeset on an early twentieth-century Ludlow Linecaster. The text is taken from Maxim Gorky’s 1896 review of the Lumiere Brothers’ film Arrival of the Train at La Ciotat (1895). As the words melt into a pool of lead, the alchemical magic of printing is linked to that of cinema.
watch In the kingdom of shadows: https://vimeo.com/46652205
Screenings:
2010
•Ben Russell Gallery, in: Original/Primitive group show, Chicago, USA
2009
•Signal and Noise Festival at VIVO, Vancouver, Canada
2008
•London International Film Festival, in: Experimenta
2007
•Worldwide Short Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
2006
•Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, Michigan