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The Wold Shadow (1972)

The Wold Shadow poster
Original title
The Wold-Shadow
Directed by
Stan Brakhage
Country
United States
Runtime
3 min
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 40 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A rapid succession of painted and scratched film frames creates a flickering abstract study of light and shadow. It explores the visual texture of a forest landscape through non-narrative imagery.

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What happens

The Wold Shadow is an experimental short film by Stan Brakhage, produced in 1972. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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