→ Maas Confusion
Experimental Poetry | 09’30 | 4K DCP | 16:9 | Netherlands | 2024
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An overwhelmed video encoder turns confusion into a cosmological force. Poetry and iridescent cinematography reimagine a walk along the Maas River, where bodies merge and emotions shimmer. Through a technical experiment that misinterprets raw camera signals, the film crafts a perception far removed from the clarity of conventional photography. Guided by Clara Afonso’s visceral poem Corps D’écumes, we are invited to linger in confusion and discover what unfolds when the boundaries of our interpretive frameworks give way.
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The technique used in this film was
developed with the support of the Artist Start Grant by Mondriaan Fonds.
Status: Submitted to festivals - Not Released
Director: Ugo Petronin
Cinematography: Ugo Petronin
Editor: Ugo Petronin
Production: Ubelka Films
Cast: Clara Afonso, Margriet Kim Nguyen
Poem written & performed by: Clara Afonso
Music: Courtesy of Nicolas Jaar (2020)