Synopsis
-
When your body is so starved for a basic element that it consumes itself. This is a follow-up to the story of my battle with Hyperparathyroidism in Parathyroid Punk. This is my first film to screen in Germany.
-
Technical: Shot on Max 8mm (wider gate than Super 8mm), transferred to digital medium 2K (2048 x 1152) 23.976.
-
Techniques: timelapse, pixelation, in-camera editing and fade transition
Film and screening info
- One Take Super 8 Event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, 2014
- The 8 Fest & Toronto Animated Image Society co-presentation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, January 2015 [programme] [cached programme]
- Dresdner Schmalfilmtage, Dresden, Germany, 2015
- Winnipeg Underground Film Festival, Winnipeg, Manitoaba, Canada, 2015 [programme] [cached programme]
- These Girls On Film reviewed it when it played at The 8 Fest in Toronto. Fantastic article and great website!
- Awards/Nominations:
Nominated for Best Film and Audience Choice Award at 16th Dresdner Schmalfilmtage, Dresden, Germany, 2015 out of the 100 submitted films in this international competition. Received Special Mention!
Credits
- Co-Directed by Chrystene Ells & Berny Hi
Narrated by Chrystene Ells
Cinematography by Berny Hi
Produced for the One Take Super 8 Event. Edited later for re-release in 2015. - German subtitles translated by Nicole Gfeller
