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Freem

1966 · 12 min

A cool, cerebral experiment that asks you to watch how images build themselves, rewarding patience with quiet visual play.

Overview
Application of double frame technics with two synchronized 16mm projectors. Each frame functions alternately as the [abstract] painter's canvas and as a 'concrete' filmscreen itself.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • art
    Places
    None
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour0
    Realism2
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity8
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Directed by
    Frans van de Staak, Karel Schmeink, Gerard van den Eerenbeemt
    Runtime
    12 min
    Country
    Netherlands
    Languages
    Dutch

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