Substantial Shadows

Austria

1987

17 Min

Color

1.37:1

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The information is not frozen as in old photographs: it enables the past and the future to be interpreted – to the extent that human action is always a source of warmth and light and thus can be extrapolated into time and space (Paul Virilio). –IMDb

Substantial Shadows appears to limit itself to a shadow play. From the lightning flashes of a storm to the floods of artificial light inundating a metropolis, Lisl Ponger’s montage alternates different night shots. In this way she makes movement a central theme: the blaze of a fire, the dancing flames of candles, as well as long tracking shots by the camera create an incessant play of lights and shadows. (Elias Schafroth) –sixpackfilm.com

Director

Lisl Ponger

Lisl Ponger attended the photography class of the School of Graphic Arts in Vienna. She made photographies of the actions of Otto Muehl, Hermann Nitsch and Peter Weibel. From 1974 to 1978, she lived in the USA and in Mexico. In 1979, Lisl Ponger began to direct films. She was responsible for the concept and organization of the avantgarde film showcase called “Die Schatten im Silber” of 1987. She received the Austrian Promotion Award for Film Art in 1988 and the Honorary Award for Film Art in 1994. She is a founding member of the film distribution company sixpackfilm and a member of the Vienna Sezession. –viennashorts.com

Biography:

-Visual Artist (film, photography)
-Born 1947
-Lives and works in Austria
-Attended School of Graphic Arts in Vienna, photography class

-1988 Austrian National Prize for Young Film Makers
-1994 Austrian National Prize for Film Art
-2003 Lower Austrian Prize for Visual Arts

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