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the archive is a port of call

Bill Morrison says: "The Dockworker's Dream developed from the idea that the archive is a port of call, a place where goods are loaded and unloaded and held until a dockworker carries them off. In some ways the imagery is a metaphor for our process. As a film researcher and editor, I find myself seeking out hidden or elusive film material. In the film, there is the voyage, the expedition — and the hunt: We hunt these rare films in order to bring them back alive, so that they can live, for awhile longer, on the screen." [via]

Time for a re-up

Almost made it to the end of the week. Let's celebrate ourselves!

Did you know she was Andie MacDowell's daughter? Since I learned that, I just can't stop thinking about all the garbage.

More than meets the eye

[[transformer]] from I•HATE•THIS•FILM on Vimeo.

 

Marker Tarkovsky

Close reading Tarkovsky, Chris Marker style.

Hey, there dirty girls

Why don't you watch this? [via]