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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

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.

Violin Fase

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.

気 Breathing (Ki or Breathing)

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.