To Draw Breath Experimental Short Films 1980 – 2021 Ages 15+

When

6.00pm, Wed 1 Mar 2023 (71 mins)

Where

Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible

About

A curated selection of three experimental short films that explore the possibilities of breath in cinema.

earthearthearth will screen from an imported 35mm print. Ki or Breathing will screen from an imported 16mm print.

earthearthearth 2021

In earthearthearth 2021, Japanese-Canadian filmmaker Daïchi Saïto’s abstract landscapes are accompanied by a propulsive, improvised soundtrack from saxophonist Jason Sharp, who weaves his heartbeat and breathing through the score.

30 minutes | Ages 15+

Violin Fase 1986

Eric Pauwels’ Violin Fase 1986 circles dancer-choreographer Anne Tersa de Keersmaeker in a study of physical exhaustion, observing as she pushes her body to its limits while performing to a looping Steve Reich musical piece.

12 minutes | Ages 15+

気 Breathing (Ki or Breathing) 1980

Ki or Breathing 1980 from Toshio Matsumoto (Funeral Parade of Roses 1969) is a spellbinding meditation that imbues the rhythms of Ki to represent the breath of the world itself.

29 minutes | Ages 15+

Production Credits

earthearthearth

  • Director: Daïchi Saïto
  • Cinematographer: Daïchi Saïto
  • Editor: Daïchi Saïto
  • Composer: Jason Sharp
  • Print Source: Light Cone
  • Rights: Light Cone
  • Year: 2021
  • Runtime: 30 minutes
  • Country: Canada
  • Language: No dialogue
  • Colour: Colour
  • Shooting Format: 35mm
  • Screening Format: 35mm

Violin Fase

  • Director: Eric Pauwels
  • Cinematographer: Eric Pauwels
  • Editor: Eric Pauwels
  • Print Source: Argos Arts
  • Rights: Argos Arts
  • Year: 1986
  • Runtime: 12 minutes
  • Country: Belgium
  • Language: English
  • Colour: Colour
  • Shooting Format: 16mm
  • Screening Format: DCP

気 Breathing (Ki or Breathing)

  • Director: Toshio Matsumoto
  • Cinematographer: Akichika Sugiyama
  • Print Source: National Film Archive of Japan, Tokyo
  • Rights: Shuji Shibata
  • Year: 1980
  • Runtime: 29 minutes
  • Country: Japan
  • Colour: Colour
  • Shooting Format: 16mm
  • Screening Format: 16mm