In Absentia (2000)
- Directed by
- Timothy Quay, Stephen Quay
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 20 min
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 27 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
A woman trapped in a sparse room scratches at a window while writing letters that drift away. The film mixes live action and stop-motion to show her unraveling mind.
hypnoticbroodingabstractclaustrophobicmelancholicdreamlikevisually denseunsettlingslow-paced
What happens
In Absentia (also known as In Absentia Sound on Film) is a 2000 British short film directed by the Brothers Quay and starring Marlene Kaminsky. It was commissioned by the BBC as a part of a series called "Sound on Film International", and was a collaboration with the filmmakers and composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. Keith Griffiths produced the film with production companies Illuminations Films and Koninck. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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