Paolo Gioli Movies

  • 1991
    Metamorphic

    Metamorphic

    Metamorphic

    61991HD

    It is well known that the disposition of the images drawn by Escher are neither for animation nor for pre-animation; actually, quite the opposite....

    Metamorphic
  • 2013
    Natura Obscura

    Natura Obscura

    Natura Obscura

    62013HD

    A film made a single batch of 45 pin holes in a 50 cm hollow tube.

    Natura Obscura
  • 2008
    Children

    Children

    Children

    02008HD

    "I have always been interested in the sequencing of images in books, where the possibility exists of imposing movement onto still images. Even this...

    Children
  • 1979
    The Perforated Cameraman

    The Perforated Cameraman

    The Perforated Cameraman

    61979HD

    In L’operatore perforato (1979) that plump sprocket hole comes into its own. It multiplies like a virus, riding serenely on the surface, nearly...

    The Perforated Cameraman
  • 2009
    Rectoinverso

    Rectoinverso

    Rectoinverso

    02009HD

    Three persons wander on bridges and roads.

    Rectoinverso
  • 2007
    Paolo Gioli: Free Films Made Freely

    Paolo Gioli: Free Films Made Freely

    Paolo Gioli: Free Films Made Freely

    02007HD

    Feature-length retrospective interview with Italian avant-garde filmmaker Paolo Gioli.

    Paolo Gioli: Free Films Made Freely
  • 1986
    Filmfinish

    Filmfinish

    Filmfinish

    51986HD

    This film was constructed using the so-called “photo-finish” technique employed in sporting events. The same principle was applied,...

    Filmfinish
  • 2008
    Frameline

    Frameline

    Frameline

    02008HD

    Made from fragments of a found porno film, where the frameline, which divides the images, becomes a mysterious plastic form, struggling in the center...

    Frameline
  • 2008
    Rothkofilm

    Rothkofilm

    Rothkofilm

    02008HD

    This is not a short documentary on Rothko, but rather my reflection on his canvasses, that become so deeply assimilated with the screen, frames of...

    Rothkofilm
  • 2014
    Land's Red

    Land's Red

    Land's Red

    02014HD

    Paolo Gioli's cinematic verification of Edwin H. Land's experiment in color perception.

    Land's Red
  • 2012
    When Bodies Touch

    When Bodies Touch

    When Bodies Touch

    02012HD

    A reflection on the material, on the filmic support. Strips of figures wander, fluxuate in the whirling kinetic rhythms imposed on them. These faces,...

    When Bodies Touch
  • 2009
    I volti dell’Anonimo

    I volti dell’Anonimo

    I volti dell’Anonimo

    02009HD

    "Faces and figures found on reels of film by an unknown artist from the first few years of the 20th century. I fed the images through what was...

    I volti dell’Anonimo
  • 2009
    Extremotions

    Extremotions

    Extremotions

    02009HD

    A film completely excavated by rephotographing rolls of 35mm negative containing images made with the photo-finish (slit scan) technique, the...

    Extremotions
  • 1969
    Avant-Garde Prayer

    Avant-Garde Prayer

    Avant-Garde Prayer

    01969HD

    An artist's self-portrait problematizing the choice between tradition and the avant-garde, between being free or being disciplined.

    Avant-Garde Prayer
  • 1972
    A come Alice

    A come Alice

    A come Alice

    01972HD

    A come Alice
  • 1974
    When the Film Gets Hot

    When the Film Gets Hot

    When the Film Gets Hot

    01974HD

    A film eroticized by prolonged baths in silver salts. Complete exposure of reclining bodies and their lascivious perambulations. Licentious...

    When the Film Gets Hot
  • 1995
    Face Caught in the Dark

    Face Caught in the Dark

    Face Caught in the Dark

    01995HD

    From old plates of an anonymous photographer who worked in the 50s, I extracted this impossible film (plates that had contributed to the composition...

    Face Caught in the Dark
  • 1993
    Flutter

    Flutter

    Flutter

    01993HD

    Cinematic flicker: flicker is introduced into the flutter of butterflies shot from small books. My intention was, here as elsewhere, to animate what...

    Flutter
  • 1978
    The Screen, Just the Screen

    The Screen, Just the Screen

    The Screen, Just the Screen

    01978HD

    I have a fixed idea about the screen that while it has no depth, we know that it is sprayed by 24 frames a second at the same point for an infinite...

    The Screen, Just the Screen
  • 1970
    Real Image / Virtual Image

    Real Image / Virtual Image

    Real Image / Virtual Image

    01970HD

    A film that has chosen as its protagonist its own negative and will remain committed to that choice until the very end. More precisely, nearly...

    Real Image / Virtual Image