In a Hopeless Place

A short film by Douglas Dixon-Barker

A virtual love story set in Vancouver, New York, and the dying world of a massively multiplayer online role playing game.

an imperfect archive of a videogame on 16mm film. the multitelic digital experience woven into the analogue format, to prevent digital degradation.

256GB of 4K images processed through a non-linear ruleset; organising two years of movement into a form that evokes the history of small format experimental filmmaking.

"there will be hope and determination and no breathing" - AM

Archiving iPhone images to 35mm film. digital and analogue distortions. In this case the colour blue.

2015 / 16mm

Untitled (moon) is a film made from blue frames and black leader. It was edited using input data from Melty Blood: Actress Again

daily digital rhythm. afterglow of images in a 60fps container.