The Castle
Synopsis
Reality and the subconscious intertwine as each ascent reveals dreamlike spaces, elusive memories, and fragmented versions of self. The castle becomes a metaphor for identity - unstable, multifaceted, and shaped by the interplay of perception and projection.
The work emerged from a unique collaboration with Chinese film maker Tim Yip, who provided a unseen film footage from the Love Infinity project. Using William Burroughs’ cut-up technique, these discarded fragments were deconstructed and reassembled into a new narrative through editing, animation, and digital manipulation. The film’s atmosphere is further enriched by an original score from Taiwanese musicians Code Wu and April Red, whose soundscapes heighten its hypnotic pull.
Blurring the lines between found footage, conceptual performance, and cinematic dream, THE CASTLE invites viewers to explore the unstable architectures of selfhood in our image-saturated, digital age.
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 05:20
- Format
- Digital Video
- Director
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Pandemonia
- Executive Producer
- Mei Hui Liu
- Editor
- Pandemonia
- Screenwriter
- Pandemonia
- Director of Photography
- Tim Yip
- Production Designer
- Pandemonia
- Composer
- Code Wu and April Red
- Principal cast
- Pandemonia
- Co-Director
- Tim Yip
- Post Production
- Pandemonia
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Pandemonia
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