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Circle of Confusion
Surreal black and white film of London's many moving parts. Includes an extended ride on the DLR from the outer reaches to Tower Gateway
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Overview
In a decade dominated by videotape, filmmaker Mark Adams creates a moody and artistic picture of London during the period on Super 8mm film. From extreme close ups of urban patterns to lengthy point-of-view shot from the Docklands Light Railway, the film evokes a sense of disarray amongst the clear and defined order. A chaos of lines and shapes.
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