Netherlands Film Festival director Claire van Daal introduced the premiere as "a Terry Gilliam like film".
Synopsis
Rebirth of Venus is a short arthouse film by filmmaker and artist Robin Noorda, realised in stop-motion animation.
This experimental film is based on a poem by Noorda about inequality and oppression.
He addresses an array of manifestations of oppression causing the exploitation of mother nature, violation of human rights and especially women's rights. In Noorda's view, all these phenomena of oppression have a common denominator.
The dilapidated and overgrown Piranesi-style buildings are inspired by the iconic architecture of two of the most totalitarian and predatory regimes in European history: the Roman Forum and the concrete structures of Nazi architect Albert Speer. In this magical-realistic setting, insect-like optical instruments create feminine images that come to life.
The miniature set is made of polystyrene packing material. Noorda was inspired by the architectural potential of some of the shapes in the waste material and decided to reuse it.
Below: film stills
In Short
The Rebirth of Venus film...
• is based on the filmmaker's poem about oppression,
• has a set made from waste polystyrene packing material,
• has visual effects that are all optical, no CGI (except for the fish)
• is experimental and surrealistic,
• has no dialogues or character-driven plot, is even minimalistic, but also heavily loaded,
• is a zero budget, 9', 4K, 5.1 surround, 2-year-one-man-production-indie, stop-motion-animation film of 13.500 photographs.
Waiste
The miniature set is made of polystyrene packing material. Noorda was inspired by the architectural potential of some of the shapes in the waste material and decided to reuse it.
The miniature set measuring 2,5 by 2,5 meters and is on display in the stairwell on the first floor of the Loods 6 building where also the Tropism studio is located. The project consists, besides the film also of fine art photographs in limited editions among which lenticulair 3D prints, a photogrammetry virtual reality installation and parts of the miniature set as art objects.
The film is a zero budget production.
Music: Alfred Marseille, animatronics and sound effects Paul Godschalk, producer: Tropism Art & Science Collective & Morphosis.
See for the many laurels (19 international festival awards and 41 official selections) and more info: www.tropism.eu/rebirth-of-venus.html
The Rebirth of Venus film...
• is based on the filmmaker's poem about oppression,
• has a set made from waste polystyrene packing material,
• has visual effects that are all optical, no CGI (except for the fish)
• is experimental and surrealistic,
• has no dialogues or character-driven plot, is even minimalistic, but also heavily loaded,
• is a zero budget, 9', 4K, 5.1 surround, 2-year-one-man-production-indie, stop-motion-animation film of 13.500 photographs.
Waiste
The miniature set is made of polystyrene packing material. Noorda was inspired by the architectural potential of some of the shapes in the waste material and decided to reuse it.
The miniature set measuring 2,5 by 2,5 meters and is on display in the stairwell on the first floor of the Loods 6 building where also the Tropism studio is located. The project consists, besides the film also of fine art photographs in limited editions among which lenticulair 3D prints, a photogrammetry virtual reality installation and parts of the miniature set as art objects.
The film is a zero budget production.
Music: Alfred Marseille, animatronics and sound effects Paul Godschalk, producer: Tropism Art & Science Collective & Morphosis.
See for the many laurels (19 international festival awards and 41 official selections) and more info: www.tropism.eu/rebirth-of-venus.html
A short teaser.