Experiencing Interruptions?

The Black Film

The video is about the story of the disappearance and reduction of reality. This is a kind of noir parody about stereotypes in detective films. The main character is a detective who is the only one among other inhabitants who notices the strange property of reality to reduce. The detective makes his work good, trying to notice and register all these strange things.

For me also was important to mix classical video-essay style film elements(in the spirit of Chris Marker, Hito Steyerl or Harun Farocki) with the so-called "Slavic English" voiceover.

The whole shooting I have done nearby my home at Podil district - the central part of Kyiv.

  • Leo Trotsenko
    Director
  • Leo trotsenko
    Writer
  • Bohdan Bunchak
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Чорний фільм
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short, Student, Other
  • Genres:
    detective, videoart, experimental, noir, science fiction, horror, video essay, artist film
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 30, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Ukraine
  • Country of Filming:
    Ukraine
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Leo Trotsenko

Born in Ukraine in 1994.

Studied in Lviv National Academy of Arts: Bachelor of culturology, KAMA contemporary artistic grant course, Curatorial Platform in PAC, and Alina Kleytman`s videoartcourse.

Participant DE NE DE and Periscope_ua self organaised artistic initiatives.

Usually works with performance, sound, and video.

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