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AFTERTIDE

Directed by Ren Kaiwen
United States, China, 2025
Avant-Garde, Short
  • 44 minutes

Synopsis

Inspired by concepts of decay and fossilization, Kaiwen Ren’s tactile miniature Aftertide responds to a spate of 2025 whale strandings along the California coast by way of abstract and ghostly 35mm, itself partially decomposed.

Synopsis

Inspired by concepts of decay and fossilization, Kaiwen Ren’s tactile miniature Aftertide responds to a spate of 2025 whale strandings along the California coast by way of abstract and ghostly 35mm, itself partially decomposed.