Implausible Things

Rita Macedo

IndieLisboa 2014 • International Competition, National Competition

Germany, Portugal, Experimental, 2014, 29′

Built from 16mm found footage, Implausible Things’ seven sequences create a patchwork of reflective tonality, in which each viewer is subtly invited to leave their conceptions of reason and causality behind.

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