Tempodegenerative (Tempodégénérative)

Directed by Lea Saint-Laurent

Tue August 08, 2023
9:00 PM

Cinéma Moderne
PRESENTED IN Celluloid Experiments 2023

Credits  

Director

Léa Saint-Laurent

Writer

Léa Saint-Laurent

Cast

Elio Rifaat, Léa Saint-Laurent

Sound Designer

Léa Saint-Laurent

Composer

Elio Rifaat

Animator

Léa Saint-Laurent

contact

Concordia University

Canada, Quebec 2023 3 mins OV French Subtitles : English

Tempodegenerative is an exploration of odd sequences which want to express neurodegeneration. It is an abstract experimental short film. Tempo degenerative, as the title implies, is an experience that gradually gains in chaos while overlapping an overwhelming base structure from the start. I invite the audience to contemplate the fact that we are the sum total of our memories, from a place where the mind is not eternal nor spotless. Confusion, juxtaposition, disorientation, and loss of self. There are minimalist drawings being spun on a motorized zoetrope combined with a strobe as a way to refer to the confusion and disorientation those who suffer from neurodegenerative disease experience, which are gradually changed to more complex compositions relating to more personal memories. You’re on what feels like your last string, hoping things will eventually calm down. It's a nonstop flight or fight.

Showings

Tue August 08, 2023
9:00 PM

Cinéma Moderne
PRESENTED IN Celluloid Experiments 2023