MAGNETIC RECONNECTION
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Production: Kyle Armstrong
Cinematography: Kyle Armstrong
Editing: Kyle Armstrong
Sound: Jim O'Rourke, Kyle Armstrong
Language: English with French subtitles
Contact: Kyle
Armstrong, kylesmacbook@gmail.com
Canada
RIDM OFFICIAL FILM SYNOPSIS:
"Filmed on the outskirts of Churchill, Manitoba, Magnetic Reconnection makes breathtaking viewing. A narrator (musician and actor Will Oldham/Bonnie Prince Billy) and the atmospheric music of Jim O’Rourke (Sonic Youth) take us on a poetic reflection about the power of nature and the illusion of progress. Superimposing sublime images of the aurora borealis on industrial carcasses scattered on the tundra, Magnetic Reconnection takes a paradoxical look at our relationship with nature and technology. While decomposing film underscores our own illusion of progress, it is a cutting-edge experimental camera that captures the ephemeral beauty of the luminous sky."
This film is at times mesmerizing to watch. It captures the magnificent Northern Lights, with colour display changing tones and even hues, flaring and dancing across the
This powerful display of
nature, full of beauty and magnetism, which repeats itself over
and over again with unceasing majesty, is juxtaposed in the film
to the men's deteriorating accomplishments: a crashed plane, and
a nearby decommissioned, scientific-military installation, which some time
studied the the northern lights, trying to find its secrets and how to use
its power for war-related purposes. The human image in the film
appears more as a silhouette. As if a flat form, somewhat powerless
in comparison to the nature's power displayed, and the nature's
purpose, renewal and
even permanence when compared to the human lifespan.
A narrative is
offered to the viewer, yet the images often speak louder than the words.
It is amazing that in only 13 short minutes the director was able to present
comprehensively such a complex and fundamental issue of our modern human existence.
Film's Trailer
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