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Persistencies of Sadness & Still Days (Take 1)
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Persistencies of Sadness & Still Days (Take 1)

Jun 15, 2012
2h 1m
★ 0.0

Overview

“Persistencies of Sadness & Still Days”, is a four hour feature film by Maximilian Le Cain and Rouzbeh Rashidi. Structured in two sections or ‘takes’ of two hours each, this dream-like, experimental project offers two complementary explorations of cinematic form that skirt around possible narratives, ducking through a series of fluctuating audio-visual categories and intensities.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Experimental Film Society
Close Watch

Cast

John McCarthy

John McCarthy

James Devereaux

James Devereaux

Rouzbeh Rashidi

Rouzbeh Rashidi

Sara-Jane Power

Sara-Jane Power

Maximilian Le Cain

Maximilian Le Cain

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