Film No. 6
Scree Fucking Junk | 11' 27'' | 2014 | Sound: Benjamin Whitehill
digital video, stereo, colour
This film is a low-resolution video examination of a fairly useless piece of land and the curious assortment of objects that have been left there. It has a groaning, rusty, dissonant soundtrack by Benjamin Whitehill. I had driven past the space in north London hundreds of times before it really caught my eye. It seems to exist only because of the roads and walkways that enclose it; a riposte to the idea that cities are supposedly built out of rational planning. This seemed to be an irrational place, a hangover from logic that had no purpose, unlike the functional structures that surrounded it. I made the film to reflect this: outside elements creep in at the edges of the frame; picture and sound drifts independently of each other at times. The film moves forward, but its purpose is unclear. Play loud please.
You can access Ben's solo sounds at Difficult Folk
Screenings
2014 After Xmas Short Film Madness, Porto
Scree Fucking Junk | 11' 27'' | 2014 | Sound: Benjamin Whitehill
digital video, stereo, colour
This film is a low-resolution video examination of a fairly useless piece of land and the curious assortment of objects that have been left there. It has a groaning, rusty, dissonant soundtrack by Benjamin Whitehill. I had driven past the space in north London hundreds of times before it really caught my eye. It seems to exist only because of the roads and walkways that enclose it; a riposte to the idea that cities are supposedly built out of rational planning. This seemed to be an irrational place, a hangover from logic that had no purpose, unlike the functional structures that surrounded it. I made the film to reflect this: outside elements creep in at the edges of the frame; picture and sound drifts independently of each other at times. The film moves forward, but its purpose is unclear. Play loud please.
You can access Ben's solo sounds at Difficult Folk
Screenings
2014 After Xmas Short Film Madness, Porto