TIFF 2024: Revolving Rounds (With Movie Trailer)
If you’re looking for a truly unique, immersive experience at TIFF 2024, Revolving Rounds might just be the film for you. This 11-minute experimental short, a collaboration between renowned filmmaker Johann Lurf and artist-academic Christina Jauernik, promises a dizzying and hypnotic exploration into the act of plant growth and cultivation. Sound like a trip? It definitely is.
What’s Revolving Rounds All About?
Revolving Rounds is an art piece in every sense of the word. Using a vintage Cyclostéréoscope — an apparatus that dates back to early stereoscopic photography — Lurf and Jauernik craft a visual experience that blurs the line between science and art. The film’s circular, swirling motion brings viewers into an intense, almost meditative journey through the process of organic growth.
There’s no dialogue, and it doesn’t need any. The visuals speak volumes as they pull you into a kaleidoscopic immersion of spinning, rotating, and evolving imagery. You’ll feel like you’re part of the process, watching the natural world come to life in an entirely new and disorienting way.
Why You Should Check It Out:
- Experimental Visuals: This isn’t your average short film. If you’re someone who appreciates experimental cinema and bold artistic statements, Revolving Rounds will leave you mesmerized by its creativity and visual innovation.
- A True Collaboration: The film is part of an experimental research project called “Unstable Bodies,” which was realized at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. That means it’s more than just a film — it’s a piece of research brought to life with artistic expression.
- Unforgettable Experience: The absence of dialogue allows the visuals to take full control, creating a hypnotic atmosphere that demands your attention. If you’re ready to let go and be swept into a meditative world, this one is for you.
When and Where to Watch:
Catch Revolving Rounds as part of an incredible short film programme, which includes other thought-provoking pieces like The Diary of a Sky and Archipelago of Earthen Bones — To Bunya. You can catch the screening:
- Friday, September 6 at 4:00 pm at TIFF Lightbox
This one-of-a-kind short film promises to be a highlight for lovers of experimental art, pushing the boundaries of what film can be.
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