The Durgafilms Project at http://www.seatonsnet.com is a collection of
cinema collages made from scraps of old films. Internet is teaming with
endless footage from the over one hundred years of cinema's prolific
history. Newsreels, documentaries, educational films, industrial films,
dramas and commercials. This is like the magic attic of a mysterious
palace, where we can take out the ancient costumes and try them on at
no cost and without any respect for their chronology, nor for their
original purpose, and with them disguise ourselves in any way we
please. The harmonious juxtaposition of moving images, dialog and
music, elements which were never intended to coexist creates an
infinity of unimagined ambiguities and meanings. The poetic
possibilities are endless. Think how much the surrealists would have
loved this opportunity!
I hope you enjoy watching the films even a fraction as much as I enjoy
making them!
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