Thorsten Fleisch

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Thorsten Fleisch

Thorsten Fleisch was born in 1972 in Koblenz, Germany. He made his first film experiments with his dad’s Super 8 camera while still in school. He studied experimental film with Peter Kubelka at the Städelschule in Frankfurt and works with digital and analog film. With materials such as the body, crystals, fire, and electricity, he has worked directly on 16mm filmstrips. Crystals are grown on the f…

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Flesh CityFlesh City · 2019
Flesh City
5.52019
MovieHorror
A young couple stumbles into a dark, incomprehensible world in the basement of a nihilistic night club, opening a portal to mutation and mayhem.
Más fuerteMás fuerte · 2020
Más fuerte
2020
MovieDocumentary
BloodlustBloodlust · 1999
Bloodlust
8.01999
MovieAnimation
An attempt to constitute a human / machine dialogue. It shows the filmmaker’s blood as seen / heard with the eyes / ears of the machine which is a film projector with optical sound. He affixed his blood onto clear film leader by cutting into the flesh and then pressing the film leader onto the wound. Additionally he had blood taken with a syringe and afterwards dripped it on the film leader. fresh and clotted blood was used.
Deep Learning DeathDeep Learning Death · 2021
Deep Learning Death
2021
MovieScience FictionHorror
Vilmos and his dad work as social media cleaners. During their work they are confronted with the worst of humanity, in picture form. When they try to build an AI to do their work for them the AI gets a taste of death and can't wait to try it out in the real world.
GestaltGestalt · 2004
Gestalt
6.32004
MovieAnimation
Four-dimensional quaternions (fractals) are visualized by projecting them into three-dimensional space. Instead of modeling objects of human imagination the realm of mathematics is explored. Only the variables of one formula (x[n+1]=x[n]^p-c) were changed. It took me about a year to get an idea of the transformations and shapes which could be expressed by this formula. Almost another year was needed to render the sequences which I decided to use.
AstrogolemAstrogolem · 2023
Astrogolem
2023
MovieAnimation
"Astrogolem" is a film about a love triangle set in a fantastical world where science and the supernatural collide. The story follows the brilliant inventor, Nikola Tesla, as he and Alan Turing accidentally release demons into our dimension. Desperate to find a solution, he turns to the renowned scientist, Robo-Marie Curie, for help. On his way he completely forgets about his mission as he has a huge crush on her and wants to seize the moment to confess his love. However he is shocked to learn that Robo-Marie Curie is in a relationship with the Astrogolem. The film tells a story of love, sacrifice, and the consequences of playing with powers beyond human understanding. It is a thrilling journey into a world where science and the supernatural coexist, and the choices we make have the power to shape our destiny.
Flex ActionFlex Action · 1998
Flex Action
1998
MovieDocumentary
"Super 8 destruction orgy. Different information carriers are attacked." –T.F.
Camera AnnihilatorCamera Annihilator · 1997
Camera Annihilator
1997
MovieDocumentary
"I destroy an old Super 8 camera for science’s sake." –T.F.

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AstrogolemAstrogolem · 2023
Astrogolem
2023
MovieAnimation
"Astrogolem" is a film about a love triangle set in a fantastical world where science and the supernatural collide. The story follows the brilliant inventor, Nikola Tesla, as he and Alan Turing accidentally release demons into our dimension. Desperate to find a solution, he turns to the renowned scientist, Robo-Marie Curie, for help. On his way he completely forgets about his mission as he has a huge crush on her and wants to seize the moment to confess his love. However he is shocked to learn that Robo-Marie Curie is in a relationship with the Astrogolem. The film tells a story of love, sacrifice, and the consequences of playing with powers beyond human understanding. It is a thrilling journey into a world where science and the supernatural coexist, and the choices we make have the power to shape our destiny.

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Wound FootageWound Footage · 2003
Wound Footage
6.02003
Movie
The source material is a found footage super 8 film. The visual carrier was attacked in a multitude of ways. It was scratched, cut open and violated. I captured an attempt to screen it. There it burned and was destroyed by the projector. Sorry little film. With the video footage I provoked the encoding. As a result some pixels were dislocated. In the end I reshot the film from the monitor while I somehow angered the cables that connect the monitor with my computer. That all may sound very negative to you but the goal was an almost humanist one: Unification of the digital with the analogue world. They seem so far apart and yet they aren’t. By exposing every material’s weaknesses and injuries it was made one. It’s all visual sensations in the end. Rita Hayworth grindedly sings along.

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