The Enigmatic Element

The Enigmatic Element

2020 · 40 min · ★ 6.5

Three "astronauts" wander through the snowy, silent and imposing mountains. Within this short film, the landscape becomes material for experimentation: with its textures, its colors and the images' tempos. In just forty minutes, the director of Murder Me, Monster constructs a fascinating existentialist piece that transforms the screen into a canvas; and the earth into a sort of frozen planet.

Directed by Alejandro Fadel · Written by Tomás Fadel

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