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The Flesh of Language

Synopsis

THE FLESH OF LANGUAGE draws connections between zoological research related to the extinct ‘Irish Elk’, parapsychologist Konstantin Raudive’s EVP tape recordings and tactics of media preservation as explained by an archivist. Analogies are drawn between extinct deer and dying media formats which come head to head in a choreographed, exuberant species-resurrection scene.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

Details

Year
2023
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
17 mins 23 sec
Format
1080p
Director
Amanda Rice
Producer
Amanda Rice
Editor
Amanda Rice
Screenwriter
Amanda Rice
Director of Photography
Felix Schmilinsky, Kevin Hughes
Sound
Graeme Arnfield, Liam McCartan
Music
Ghibli (Alberto Garbelli)
Principal cast
Richard Pye, Lesya Tyminska, Ananya Jaidev, Nina Davies, Louise Cordery
Movement Direction
Richard Pye

Genre

Experimental Woman Director

Categories

Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Ireland, UK co-production

Funded by the Arts Council of Ireland

Amanda Rice

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