Firelight = Clair-Obscure

A highly personal and impressionistic piece of work, Firelight explores time. This animated film has long dissolves and pastel shades which reflect its ephemeral nature, its steady progression and the constancy of its cycles. It is a gentle film that sets the mind adrift. Film without words. Music by Eldon Rathburn.

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Credits

director

Paul Bochner

producer

Wolf Koenig

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:12:14:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016525

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Time management

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Canada

Experimental

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Time management

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1976

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