Underplayed Gems

The achromatic island (2010)

The achromatic island poster
Directed by
Sofie Thorsen
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
20 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Danish documentary about a hereditary eye condition that caused color blindness among residents of the island Fur until the 1930s. Using static long-takes and interviews with an elderly man, the film tries to recreate what the world looked like through those eyes. It also touches on the challenges facing rural Denmark today.

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What happens

The achromatic island er en dokumentarfilm fra 2010 instrueret af Sofie Thorsen efter manuskript af Sofie Thorsen. Den danske billedkunstner Sofie Thorsens "The Achromatic Island" er en film om at se, men fra et konkret og historisk specifikt perspektiv. Som en konceptuel synsprøve konfronterer den både tilskueren og sin usynlige hovedperson med en række statiske long-takes af de pittoreske landskaber på Limfjordsøen Fur, hvor en sjælden, arvelig øjensygdom indtil 1930'erne gjorde en række af beboerne farveblinde og følsomme overfor lys. Thorsens film forsøger at genskabe den farveblinde oplevelse fotografisk, baseret på et interview med en ældre mand, og den personlige historie antyder samtidig de forandringer og problemer, som det landlige Danmark står overfor i dag. "The Achromatic Island" er imidlertid baseret på yderligere, medicinsk research, hvis grænser først bliver tydelige i Thorsens projekt: er det muligt at forklare det synlige i ord? Og kan et menneskes perception rekonstrueres fotografisk? (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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