The first part of the program includes works by Nathaniel Dorsky shot mainly in the mid-2010s. All films will be screened from 16mm film.
Consistently opposing the digitization of his works, Nathaniel Dorsky believes that this process will make them sterile. Only a properly set up projection of a film copy can convey the entire richness of light and color inherent in his movies that are available exclusively on 16mm film and are stored in two film archives, the Canyon Cinema in San Francisco and the Light Cone in Paris. Due to the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, none of the MIEFF curators had the opportunity to watch Dorsky’s films beforehand, making the program a real experiment. However, Nathaniel wrote short commentaries to his works to help the audience and the festival team prepare for the mystery of an encounter with the pure art of cinema.
Intimations
How delicately the light imbues our fleeting life.
Intimations
USA, 2015. 18 min. 18+
Autumn
Autumn, photographed during the last months of the drought year, 2015, is a stately but intimate, seasonal tome, a celebration of the poignancy and mystery of our later years.
Autumn
USA, 2016. 26 min. 18+
The Dreamer
This year our midsummer’s night was adorned with a glorious full moon. The weeks and days preceding the solstice were magically alive with crisp, cool breezes, bright, warm sunlight, and a general sense of heartbreaking clarity.
The Dreamer is born out of this most poignant San Francisco spring.
The Dreamer
USA, 2016. 19 min. 18+
Apricity
The title Apricity refers to the warmth of the sun in winter. It is an homage to the writer Jane (Brakhage) Wodening. In speaking to her, I mused, “perhaps your age is the winter, and you are the warmth of the sun.”
Apricity
USA, 2019. 22 min. 18+