After the title, a white screen gives way to a series of frames suggestive of abstract art, usually with one or two colors dominating and rapid change in the images. Two figures emerge from this jungle of color: the first, a shirtless man, appears twice, coming into focus, then disappearing behind the bursts and patterns of color, then reappearing; the second figure appears later, in the right foreground. This figure suggests someone older, someone of substance. The myth? Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
Directed by Stan Brakhage
short film
experimental
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Stan Brakhage
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57 reviews
sunkilmoon
3.0★ · 05/06/26
This feels illegal to log seeing it's a 12 second 'film'.
This feels illegal to log seeing it's a 12 second 'film'.
Rob
7.0★ · 04/18/26
I'm starting to really love and appreciate Stan Brakhage's work more and moree!!
His films are honestly just so beautiful and admirable that while watching, I feel nothing else but astonishment and inspiration for projects I might go on to make eventuallyy!!
I'm starting to really love and appreciate Stan Brakhage's work more and moree!!
His films are honestly just so beautiful and admirable that while watching, I feel nothing else but astonishment and inspiration for projects I might go on to make eventuallyy!!
Diego MillerPRO
Not really sure what I’m meant to take from this? It’s gorgeous abstract art but that’s about it. A blend of colours rapidly shooting by with ridiculously fast editing to the point you can’t even process what you’ve seen.
Not really sure what I’m meant to take from this? It’s gorgeous abstract art but that’s about it. A blend of colours rapidly shooting by with ridiculously fast editing to the point you can’t even process what you’ve seen.