05 September 1937 Animated 10 mins
Parabola is a celebration of film’s ability to create new ways of seeing the forms around us. Creating juxtapositions between light/shadow, stasis/motion, and form/music, this black-and-white short invites us to see the parabolic curve, or “nature’s poetry,” as both invigorating and beguiling.
Watch the official Parabola 1937 trailer in HD below or find more Parabola videos on Vidimovie.
United States 05 September 1937
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Live excerpt from Parabola by Mary Ellen Bute & Ted Nemeth 1937. Music by Laboratoriets Senaste Projekt. Played in Coppersfiled Stockholm Sweden.
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Etude at Sumerian culture. This incredible civilisation of -3000 stays so enigmatic with it puzzles. Welcome to the Past you barely know! Performed by Trittico ...
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