Scattering stars

Heavenly bodies explode. Stars scatter. The after-glow of a physical encounter. ‘Against a pitch-black night-time sky, splendid fireworks explode. From a different darkness, gleaming male body parts light up. Meticulous editing and solarisation make the fireworks seem to emerge from the very centre of the human bodies’.

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Credits

creator

Dirk Schaefer

Matthias Muller

Production places

Germany

Production dates

1994

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1002345

Audience classification

unclassified

Subject categories

Experimental

Short films

Short films → Short films - Germany

Holdings

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

DVD [PAL]; Copy

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Germany, 1994

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