Mirrors 2023
Red Capriccio
Blake Williams | 2014 | 7'
SYNOPSIS
Blake Williams’ tripartite, anaglyph found-footage film conflates the aesthetics of 18th- and 19th-century capriccio paintings with the musical structures of Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky’s capriccio compositions.
BIOGRAPHY
Blake Williams
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BLAKE WILLIAMS (Houston, Texas, 1985), is an artist and filmmaker based in Toronto. His 3D films have screened in festivals such as Berlinale, New York, Locarno, FID Marseille, Jeonju, Oberhausen, and FILMADRID (Something Horizontal had its Spanish premiere at the Vanguardias Section in 2016).
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Critical text
Blake Williams, true master of the 3D experimental, proposes a hallucinogenic trip in a police car from downtown Montreal to a rave party. Playful and visually hypnotic, the film is inspired by 18th and 19th century Italian capriccio paintings and the musical structures of Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky. A unique sensorial experience with a surprising outcome… JAVIER H. ESTRADA JAVIER H. ESTRADA
