The Text of Light (1974)
- Directed by
- Stan Brakhage
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The film uses close-up shots of light passing through a glass ashtray to create shifting patterns and colors. There is no story or dialogue, only an exploration of how light and glass can transform what the eye sees.
abstractmeditativesensoryhypnoticrhythmicvisualcontemplativefluid
What happens
The Text of Light is a 1974 American experimental film directed by Stan Brakhage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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