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Hapax Legomena IV: Travelling Matte
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Hapax Legomena IV: Travelling Matte(2009)

6.5
34Minutes

“This film metaphors an entire human life: birth, sex, death – the framing device is the fingers and palm of the maker’s hand, wherein others only attempt to read the future.” – Stan Brakhage

Hapax Legomena V: Ordinary Matter
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Hapax Legomena V: Ordinary Matter(2009)

7.1
36Minutes

"A vision of a journey, during which the eye of the mind drives headlong through Salisbury Cloister (a monument to enclosure), Brooklyn Bridge (a monument to connection), Stonehenge (a monument to the intercourse between consciousness and LIGHT)... visiting along the way diverse meadows, barns, waters where I now live; and ending in the remembered cornfields of my childhood. The soundtrack annexes, as mantram, the Wade-Giles syllabary of the Chinese language." (H.F.)

Hapax Legomena VII: Special Effects
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Hapax Legomena VII: Special Effects(2009)

6.1
11Minutes

“The frame itself, which divides what is present to consciousness from what is absolutely elsewhere, is tempered here by the breath, tremor, heartbeat of the perceiver. People this given space, if you will, with images of your own devising.” – HF

Hapax Legomena II: Poetic Justice
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Hapax Legomena II: Poetic Justice(1972)

5.7
32Minutes

Poetic Justice presents the viewer with an ordinary domestic scene: a stack of papers, a cup of coffee, and a potted cactus on a table. The sheets of paper compose a script that provides handwritten, frame-by-frame instructions for a film that unfolds only in the mind of the viewer.

Hapax Legomena III: Critical Mass
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Hapax Legomena III: Critical Mass(1971)

5.6
26Minutes

A man and a woman have been living together for six months. After disappearing for two days, the man returns and acts as if nothing has happened, refusing to say where he was.

Hapax Legomena VI: Remote Control
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Hapax Legomena VI: Remote Control(2009)

7.4
29Minutes

“A ‘baroque’ summary of film’s historic internal conflicts, chiefly those between narrative and metric/plastic montage; and between illusionist and graphic space.” – HF

Hapax Legomena I: Nostalgia
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Hapax Legomena I: Nostalgia(1971)

6.7
36Minutes

Hapax Legomena I: (nostalgia) is an avant-garde short film from 1971 that delves into the themes of memory and loss. Through experimental visual techniques, it takes the audience on a nostalgic journey, capturing the essence of a specific moment in time. The film explores the concept of 'hapax legomena,' which refers to words that appear only once in a particular context. With stunning cinematography and a haunting soundtrack, this short film offers a unique viewing experience with a touch of melancholy.

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