60 film-makers, from around the world, were asked to create a 1-minute short film and cinematic love letters to 35mm film as a dying artistic medium, and the related demise of independent film-making as an art. Part of the concept is that this screening, on a gigantic outdoor 20×12 meter cinema screen, is the sole opportunity to see this work – directly following its screening (at the Tallinn harbor, December 22nd, 2011) the film and the equipment used to show it, were burnt and destroyed.
Flying in the face of the cynicism of marketing, production, business operators and the moral majority, a group of directors from all over the world came together to screen, once and once only, a collage film entitled 60 SECONDS OF SOLITUDE IN YEAR ZERO dedicated to preserving freedom of thought in cinema.
The film will not be marketed or distributed in any way, shape or form, the copy will be destroyed.
The hour long film was divided into five categories: Earth, Water, Wind, Fire, Spirit and provided with a dedicated soundtrack by composer Ülo Krigu, which was performed live at the screening
A single copy of the film is stored for the next 75 years in a time vault to be shown to a future generation of Tallinn. And each director will receive their single minute on film (oooh, I’m waiting!)
Impressions etc. from some of the participating directors:
Simon Rumley Chronicles 60 SECONDS OF SOLITUDE IN YEAR ZERO
Matthew Lee Chronicles 60 SECONDS OF SOLITUDE IN YEAR ZERO
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You can watch a recording of the entire one-hour film here (my work is at minute 18:00. The recording is dark so much of the detail is lost, but it’s still a grand show with fantastic contributions)