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pillow bowl rose tree

Synopsis

A quietly poignant domestic film made of images gathered around the house and its surroundings over a two-year period. The title might seem self-explanatory, we do see pillows, bowls, roses, trees – but also curtains, tablecloths, saucers, other trees and flowers (in the garden and arranged on vases). We sense the changing seasons and we sense a lived-in space – one that is shared as the pillow arrangements suggest. Working with a Bolex camera involves a tension between the technology and the world surrounding the filmmaker, the maximum shot length is limited to around 20 seconds because of the windup spring motor. (Open City Documentary Festival programme).
Official Selection Open City Documentary Festival 2023
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Details

Year
2023
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
15 min 48 sec
Format
Digital file from 16mm
Director
Peter Todd
Producer
Peter Todd
Editor
Peter Todd, Anthea Kennedy
Director of Photography
Peter Todd
Colour Grading
Sue Giovanni

Genre

Experimental

Categories

Documentary Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Peter Todd

Sales Company

LUX

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