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Decasia (2002)

Decasia poster
Original title
Decasia: The State of Decay
Directed by
Bill Morrison
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Decasia is a collage film assembled from decaying and damaged found footage. It shows old film stock as it physically breaks down over time, creating abstract and ghostly images.

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What happens

Decasia is a 2002 American collage film by Bill Morrison, featuring an original score by Michael Gordon. In 2013, Decasia was included in the annual selection of 25 motion pictures for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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