| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (53 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time |
005230 |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
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In Process Record. |
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Film |
| Event |
Originally produced by Factory 25 in 2012. |
| Summary |
Prima ballerina Geraldine, photographer Kees, and their two boys, Christiaan and Louis, left Holland in 1980 to take up residence at the Convento So Francisco de Mertola. Strategically situated at the convergence of two rivers in southeastern Portugal, this vacant monastery was left decaying for centuries until the Zwanikken family arrived and transformed it with their eccentric and earthy endeavors. In the airy studio converted from the estate's chapel, son Christiaan builds kinetic sculptures from discarded electronics and the skulls and bones of deceased wildlife. Combining the family's home movies with his own observant photography, filmmaker Jarred Alterman casts these fantastical creatures as supporting characters in the film, as they literally move across the landscape, animating the ancient grounds. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Art.
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Documentary-style films.
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| Indexed Term |
European/Baltic Studies |
| Genre/Form |
European/Baltic Studies
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Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Factory 25 (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
1370965 Kanopy |
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