Simple Destiny Abstractions (1938)
- Directed by
- Douglass Crockwell
- Genre
- animation
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2 min
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This short film by Douglass Crockwell is an abstract animation. It uses stop-motion and painting on glass to create a flow of shifting shapes and colors. The result is a strange and hypnotic visual experience without a clear plot or characters.
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More like this
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Fantasmagoria II (1939)
Trade Tattoo (1938)
Allures (1961)
Contrathemis (1941)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.
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