Apocalypse and Redemption (2007, DV), music: Merzbow
Part of a collection called Skratch 1:
Originally conceived as a special program of found footage films, this project focuses on propaganda-oriented film production, including cartoons and pseudo-documentaries, interwoven with destructive, iconoclastic approaches applied to films recovered from discarded materials. The program raises a central question through the works presented and screened: how does the film industry generate fear and paranoia through its narratives? What recurring elements can be identified, and how can these discourses be deconstructed?
The source material is primarily drawn from so-called “educational” films produced during the Cold War, reflecting the pervasive fear of communism. The 16mm films are re-filmed, manually altered, and physically degraded as part of the creative process.
