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Uncontrollable Universe

Synopsis

Scans of medical equipment, X-rays and scraps of found material emerge in counterpoint to a fragmentary, manipulated soundtrack led by the human voice. A rumination on the relationship between the body and technology, UNCONTROLLABLE UNIVERSE continues Richards’ investigation into the formal possibilities of collage and an embodied, affective moving image.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Experimenta Strand
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Details

Year
2019
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
4 mins 57 secs
Format
HD video
Director
James Richards
Producer
Adam Pugh, Tess Denman-Cleaver

Genre

Experimental

Categories

Animation Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Commissioned by Tyneside Cinema as part of the artist programme Projections, using public funding from Arts Council England.

Tyneside Cinema

10 Pilgrim Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 6QG

Sales Company

Tyneside Cinema

10 Pilgrim Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 6QG

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