‘Mary’ combines colour film from the early 1950s as well as modern 16mm footage. Scratched and painted upon, this experimental film links timeless images of the ocean with old footage of a young woman. The effect is both mysterious and moody creating an intangible, lingering feeling of melancholy.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2000084
Language
No spoken word
Audience classification
ACMI classified
Subject categories
Amateur & Student Films → Amateur films
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communities
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
MPEG-2 Digital File; Memory Grid Pod Full Encode
VHS [PAL]; Copy