VISIONS: Charlie Shackleton

The Afterlight
2021 | 35mm | B&W | sound | 82 mins

Des extraits de centaines de films du monde entier réunissent un ensemble d’acteurs ayant un point commun : tous ne sont plus en vie.  Ensemble, ils sont confrontés à leur existence fragile qui se retrace à travers ces moments fragmentés de leurs œuvres.
The Afterlight existe sous la forme d’une seule copie de film 35mm. S’érodant davantage à chaque projection, le film est un document vivant de sa circulation. Un jour, ce film disparaîtra entièrement.

Charlie Shackleton

The Afterlight
2021 | 35mm | B&W | sound | 82 mins
Fragments of hundreds of films from around the world bring together an ensemble cast of actors with one thing in common: each is no longer alive. Together, they contend with a fragile existence lived solely through these traces of their work.

The Afterlight itself exists as a single 35mm film print. Further eroding every time it screens, the film is a living document of its life in circulation. Eventually it will disappear entirely.

Charlie Shackleton

Charlie Shackleton is a nonfiction filmmaker, living and working in London. His films make extensive use of archival material, and have shown at festivals including Sundance, Ann Arbor and IFFR. His latest film, The Afterlight, premiered at the 2021 BFI London Film Festival.