Underplayed Gems

Timeplay (1990)

Timeplay poster
Directed by
Terje Dragseth
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
19 min
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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.

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How it feels

This documentary plays with images from three different realities. It alternates between work life, media, and silent faces. The film asks questions about how we watch TV and what we trust.

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What happens

Timeplay er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 1990 instrueret af Terje Dragseth efter eget manuskript. En leg med billeder fra 3 forskellige virkeligheder - billeder fra arbejdslivet veksler med billeder fra medierne og med billeder af tavse ansigter - billeder med og uden lyd, i forskellig klipperytme. Programmet stiller en række spørgsmål til den, der ser på det: Accepterer vi stilheden og det tavse ansigt på samme måde, som vi accepterer den billedstorm, vi udsættes for fra TV? Kan vi stole på dem, som laver TV? Hvad er dokumentarisme, hvad er fiktion? Hvem stiller spørgsmålene, hvem svarer? Programmet blotter sin egen manipulation, samtidig med at også det har sine skjulte meddelelser. Del af serien »Video- og TV-Laboratoriet 1990«. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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