SWEET DREAMS
PANORAMA #11
Tuning the Sleeping Machine, David Sherman (US, 1996, 10:00, 16 mm)
A suggestion of a psycho-physical cinema, an emulsive journey of hypnotic illusion.
Dreams, Gerald Mair (UK, 1996, 3:40, video)
The subconscious as a ambiguous reality.
Ellipsis, Lana Bernberg (US, 1996, 9:00, 16 mm)
The breakdown and transformation of an individual. The confusing distinctions between degeneration and exultation.
Danse de vent, Tanja and Roderik Henderson (The Netherlands, 1995, 1:30, 16 mm)
Big sister makes her younger sister dance by blowing gusts of breathwind at her.
Seeds, Kristian Kozul (Croatia, 1996, 7:50, video)
A dream with a religious flavour about the start of life.
L’heure rougante, Tanja and Roderik Henderson (The Netherlands, 1995, 1:30, 16 mm)
Two slapping sisters …
The Snowman, Phil Solomon (US, 1995, 8:30, 16 mm)
One must have a mind of winter. To regard the frost and the boughs Of the pinetrees crusted with snow; … (Wallace Stevens)
Elle chante comme une allouette, Tanja and Roderik Henderson (The Netherlands, 1995, 1:30, 16 mm)
A woman hums to herself while she jumps from rock to rock at a dizzying height.
Don’t Move, Marc Geerards (The Netherlands, 1997, 7:00, 16 mm)
A tape recorder is witness to the last monologue of a dying man.
Story of I, Jo Ann Kaplan (UK, 1997, 23:00, video)
A woman in a bath experiences a surreal erotic adventure whilst reading the ‘Story OfThe Eye’ by George Bataille.