Rift (HD)

rift consists of over 10000 microscope images of plastic wrappings from consumables.
rift is a film about petrochemicals, the completely different durations involved in the process from plankton to oil to plastic to waste, and the relation between depth and time through the layers of the Earth. The film takes inspiration from the hand painted and colourful animation films that Len Lye made in the 1930s. With a soundtrack by Justin Bennett.
Originally made for Vertial Cinema (cinemascope shown in the vertical format), commissioned by Sonic Acts / Dark Ecology in 2017.
Rift has now been remade for horisontal screening in 16:9 format which premiered at Arctic Moving Image and Film Festival AMIFF 2022.