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Blu-ray

Decasia

Call Number

  • BLU-RAY 791.43611 D2917 (CEN)

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Performers

Basel Sinfonietta ; conductor, Kasper de Roo.

Publication Information

[Brooklyn, NY] : Icarus Films Home Video, [2012]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (67 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Often compared to Stan Brakhage, Bill Morrison created Decasia entirely with decaying old, "found film" footage, melded to the music of Band on a Can's Michael Gordon, performed by the 55-piece basel sinfonietta. The result is a delirium of deteriorated film stock, an avant-garde film that leaves its meaning open to interpretation and, most importantly, your imagination.

Notes

Title from container.

This film was originally created as part of Ridge Theater's live, multimedia theatricalization of Michael Gordon's symphony, Decasia.

Originally produced in 2002.

Bonus film: Bill Morrison's Light is calling (8 min., color, 2004) with music by Michael Gordon.

This film is not recommended for individuals prone to photo-sensitive seizures.

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