Directed by Olga Zikrata

Logline: "I will not let you go from me, as though I were fire and you - man." - Vasily Filippov

Synopsis: Filmed with 16mm Bolex and super-8mm cameras, then hand-processed to allow light leaks and extended exposure to photographic chemicals, White Rhythms, Short Breaths calls a direct experience of tactile sensations, film texture, and contact dance.

Distribution Contact: WFG

More Details

RUNTIME: 7 Minutes
GENRE: Experimental
PRODUCTION FORMAT: 16mm, Super 8mm
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: Quebec
TECHNIQUES: Hand Process (b&w), Bleaching, Multiple Exposure
KEYWORDS: Contact Dance, Dance, Body, Hand Processed, Memory, Senses, Female Filmmaker

Director's Statement: Born in Ukraine, Olga Zikrata now lives in Canada. Her artistic practice and theoretical thinking focus on intersensoriality of experience.