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VERTICAL SHAPES IN A HORIZONTAL LANDSCAPE
Synopsis
Making a pilgrimage from the home of fellow filmmaker Andrew Kötting to Derek Jarman’s cottage in Dungeness, Mark Jenkin documents a journey across England’s south coast. As he travels through the landscape, he reflects on his own past and filmmaking, and the lives of his artist forebears.
Synopsis
Making a pilgrimage from the home of fellow filmmaker Andrew Kötting to Derek Jarman’s cottage in Dungeness, Mark Jenkin documents a journey across England’s south coast. As he travels through the landscape, he reflects on his own past and filmmaking, and the lives of his artist forebears.
Our take
Letting his feet and mind wander, Mark Jenkin evokes the pleasant introspection of a midsummer walk with this affable diary film. Deploying the thick grain of Super 8 film like impasto on a canvas, the Cornish filmmaker harnesses the play of light and color to create a landscape painting in motion.