Light Is Calling (HD)

[@rogerjustice2922]

Absolutely beautiful film, it was like looking at a moving painting tremendous, does the soundtrack was perfect the loop was quite nice but when the violin came in I started to cry, watching this I began thinking of all the people in my life I have lost, it was a tribute to their memory, I realize some people don't understand abstract filmmaking or experimental filmmaking doesn't really matter what you've done here is absolutely extraordinary, up there with some of the best, Stan Breckenridge, Maya Darren, the Whitney Brothers, and the like thank you for posting this, I have watched this several times, and we'll watch it several more

[@katrabbit]

Thank you for this! My great grandfather was Eddie Phillips- it warms my heart to see his work being held onto. I really appreciate what you've done.

[@olivierfouchard8678]

J'adore ce film ! ... Sans doute le beau film que j'ai vu au festival des cinéma différents ( Paris)... J'était déjà fan de " Footprints" découvert d'abord à la télé dans SNARK alors que j'était étudiant puis vu enfin en 16mm au 102 rue d'Alembert (Grenoble) lors d'une soirée consacrée à Bill Morrison ... Le type est sympa aussi... "Light Is Calling" me tire encore presque des larmes... A chaque fois que je le revoit... Et moi, verser une larme çà m'arriva pas souvent, c'est l'effet de l'Olanzapine que je prend tous les soir dans l'espoir de rester libre... J'en pleure à nous veau ce soir en le revoyant... I love that movie ! ... Without doubt the beautiful film that I saw at the festival of different cinemas ( Paris) ... I was already a fan of "Footprints" first discovered on TV in SNARK while I was a student then finally seen in 16mm at 102 rue d'Alembert (Grenoble) during an evening dedicated to Bill Morrison... The guy is nice too... "Light Is Calling" still almost brings tears to my eyes... Every time I see him again... And for me, shedding a tear doesn't happen often, it's the effect of the Olanzapine that I take every evening in the hope of staying free... I'm in tears this evening when I see him again...

[@Dwarfplayer]

This still makes me cry many years later.

[@miguelgildesouzagomesperei2805]

Who would've thought the journey to Oblivion could be só beautiful

[@GarnetBering93]

For every image I knew I could see, there were a hundred things I thought that I saw.

[@genesis4322]

To me it's like looking back in time to a simpler era. To think after all this time we have even this left is astonishing. It's a priceless relic and i hope it is treated well.

[@Aeonterbor]

Fortunately Bill copied it for this film, I imagine by now the original print has crumbled to dust at this point.

[@jogennotsuki]

Thank you for releasing this masterpiece. Seeing and hearing it for the first time some years ago was the most touching experience any film has ever given me.

[@olivierfouchard8678]

J'adore ce film ! ... Sans doute le beau film que j'ai vu au festival des cinéma différents ( Paris)... J'était déjà fan de " Footprints" découvert d'abord à la télé dans SNARK alors que j'était étudiant puis vu enfin en 18mm au 102 rue d'Alembert (Grenoble) lors d'une soirée consacrée à Bill Morison ... Le type est sympa aussi... "Light Is Calling" me tire encore presque des larmes... A chaque fois que je le revoit... Et moi, verser une larme çà m'arriva pas souvent, c'est l'effet de l'Olanzapine que je prend tous les soir dans l'espoir de rester libre... J'en pleure à nous veau ce soir en le revoyant... I love that movie ! ... Without doubt the beautiful film that I saw at the festival of different cinemas ( Paris) ... I was already a fan of "Footprints" first discovered on TV in SNARK while I was a student then finally seen in 18mm at 102 rue d'Alembert (Grenoble) during an evening dedicated to Bill Morison... The guy is nice too... "Light Is Calling" still almost brings tears to my eyes... Every time I see him again... And for me, shedding a tear doesn't happen often, it's the effect of the Olanzapine that I take every evening in the hope of staying free... I'm in tears this evening when I see him again...

[@willowthephoenix8324]

I remember seeing this i heard this song and now i think differently about the flames it always makes me cry thank you soooooo much bless your soul

[@olivierfouchard8678]

J'adore ce film ! ... Sans doute le beau film que j'ai vu au festival des cinéma différents ( Paris)... J'était déjà fan de " Footprints" découvert d'abord à la télé dans SNARK alors que j'était étudiant puis vu enfin en 18mm au 102 rue d'Alembert (Grenoble) lors d'une soirée consacrée à Bill Morison ... Le type est sympa aussi... "Light Is Calling" me tire encore presque des larmes... A chaque fois que je le revoit... Et moi, verser une larme çà m'arriva pas souvent, c'est l'effet de l'Olanzapine que je prend tous les soir dans l'espoir de rester libre... J'en pleure à nous veau ce soir en le revoyant... I love that movie ! ... Without doubt the beautiful film that I saw at the festival of different cinemas ( Paris) ... I was already a fan of "Footprints" first discovered on TV in SNARK while I was a student then finally seen in 18mm at 102 rue d'Alembert (Grenoble) during an evening dedicated to Bill Morison... The guy is nice too... "Light Is Calling" still almost brings tears to my eyes... Every time I see him again... And for me, shedding a tear doesn't happen often, it's the effect of the Olanzapine that I take every evening in the hope of staying free... I'm in tears this evening when I see him again...

[@Meggs23]

This is just one of the most beautiful films I've ever seen. Thank you.

[@davidfkennedy7816]

Film as Memory, Memory Drifting Away, Dying and Decayed, Still Felt.

[@Bignipper]

Brilliant - I watched this almost every night for years before bed, when hovering right between waking and sleeping - the perfect time for Decasia as well, though the mood in that one is a shade more ominous. I also love 'The Unchanging Sea' - here's hoping you make a zillion more. You're the specter of Stan Brakhage realized, bettered, bested, and beyond.

[@ivanmarincine]

Loved it. Full of emotions. Thank you.

[@gmar55]

I love this wondrously mesmerizing creation! It's like looking directly into the past through another dimension.

[@carolinafuentesibarburu]

Muchas gracias por compartir tus obras de arte, eres muy generoso!!!

[@sushobhanroy2396]

I can't believe my own eyes! It's an outstanding visual delight, and... and that background score, wow! So intense and haunting! I never experienced such Incredible masterpiece before, sir.

[@ZsaZsadoll]

Simply exquisite

[@dawndiezwillis]

I love this so much.

[@ceruleanllama5917]

Still haunting Will always remember watching this in uni on the projectors

[@TheJason909]

Amazing, as always.. 10/10

[@ramenbo]

nature's beauteous essence some would call decay ...

[@kai-luenliang6565]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!! love this

[@turustudiogma3279]

Es una genialidad! Gracias por compartir!

[@martinmichael2535]

Strangely Beautiful

[@manessa_a]

waw ! I am in awe ! This so beautiful !!!

[@ilirlluka6789]

Exquisitely

[@hulahop28]

amazing

[@riepiu5894]

this is JUSTwonderful. it made me think after all Man can achieve high and stay high.

[@noiexist8684]

Very epic

[@mrjohnk39]

In this scene from The Bells, the soldier pulls the girl out of a pile of hay. Here, he seemingly pulls her out of a pile of "decay." An interesting and serendipitous parallel. No doubt it is why Morrison selected this scene. I'm not a film buff, but seeing the original felt like "peeking behind the curtain", and perhaps detracted from my experience of Morrison's film. Maybe preserved copies of Morrison's source material should be view for their own sake, not to augment his films. I'm not sure if I will seek out other source materials of his films. Will I watch "The Bells"? Maybe. But it will be for Barrymore and Karloff.

[@AyanoAishisdaughter]

Me: Ooh can't wait to watch this! Me after: :/

[@marceplus]

Alguien que expliqué por qué esto es una genialidad?

[@arfansthename]

I found the part of this film in the original.

[@aleksanderwolski3187]

I wonder, if the movie reel was digitized today, will any of the scenes be at least recognisable?

[@AlexMagma]

It is. Just search for the title in YT, it's public domain by now.

[@aleksanderwolski3187]

@@AlexMagma I meant something different. The movie was digitized 18 years ago. In those 18 years the film degraded more.

[@Zawmbbeh]

I’d be surprised if anything showed up at all, let alone if the reel would be able to unspool and track in the first place

[@m.a.244]

how do you achieve this?

[@Redtheseer]

and some of the The Caretaker and you've got a music video

[@OttoIncandenza]

Kintsugi Cinema!

[@isolatedirectorofficial]

Why do I feel like I’ve been cursed

[@duzi.]

the music is beautiful but I really dont understand the film

[@dietc909]

is like seeing memories vanish

[@operator1338]

mateo burbano Damn

[@bouchrafadil1555]

It's an old movie film reel that has degraded over time, so the scenes you're seeing are actual movie scenes amongst the decaying film.

[@MewtwoM]

I've seen a version of this film before it was badly decayed, and I can tell you it is as stated, a fragment of the 1926 film The Bells. The Bells was a murder/mystery film starring Lionel Barrymore and Boris Karloff, and includes the two stars (Lola Todd and Edward Phillips) seen in the badly decayed footage.

[@davidfkennedy7816]

A year late but whatever. To me it’s a film about aging and the passage of time. Movies and pictures are like memories, and as we get older they get farther away from what actually happened and we remember more how things feel. We can’t make out the details of these scenes, but we can remember the couple falling in love.

[@Anchue]

i can't understand what happen

[@kc_9970]

This could've fit really well with the Third Impact scene from End of Evangelion... just saying.

[@DragonEmi-pj3jk]

fascinating but…. that constant “bell-like” sound gives me the creeps….

[@MrChifle]

:O

[@razzopizzanapoletana5437]

uhh what is this?

[@АлексейАнтонов-ю2н]

Многие говорят что данный ролик жуткий и гипнотичный. А как по мне автор скрыл саму суть происходящего под этими не понятными и в тоже время понятными кадрами.Серая масса не поймет.

[@andreasanabria4851]

Bro, a mi hermana se le salió un pedito del miede :v

[@kiii8811]

Pala gw pusing cokkkk

[@armannv4563]

Pasti lo nonton dunia punya cerita kan wkwkwk..

[@kiii8811]

Lu juga sama aowkaowk

[@kiii8811]

Iyo bang🤣

[@giastkarim1798]

Sama anjirr 😤

[@papazola9337]

Gw nggk pusing tu

[@ann-mariepaliukenas19]

2 mins is enough.it’s beautiful but repetitive tone.

[@Blueberrymuffins666]

😥😥😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😴😴😴😴😴

[@kostajovanovic3711]

Your loss

[@mariagharzouzi5025]

bchil mout in general

[@maryarouhana8343]

Ana kamen saraha

[@miak3826]

same

[@displayname8580]

Like Bill I appreciate the sentiment, but isn't this just the equivalent of making an AMV. But with shittily preserved movie film

[@garymattscheck9066]

That weird music gives me a headache!

[@bunbungaming4371]

This is in comedy????? To me it's creepy

[@operator1338]

It's just some old romance movie with a grimy overlay and some weird music.

[@danfadil]

What you're seeing visually isn't "a grimy overlay", but the showcasing the decay of old media. The description even says it was played from a 35mm film. It was photographically replicated from the original, and presented in a new style altering the meaning. I think the solo violin is mixed far too high though.

[@operator1338]

Dan Fadil Oh I see. That makes it a little more interesting I guess.

[@MewtwoM]

The version of this film that I saw on a DVD was in better condition (though far from 100% complete), and it had a completely different musical score (an organ playing the music) which gave it an overall creepy tone, but nothing like what's in this decayed fragment.

[@666chainsawkiller666]

@@danfadil 100% agree on that mix of the solo violin. I don't understand why they went with this mix. :/

[@ayce.theghost6089]

This shit is boring and scary 6/10