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.
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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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