The film features a unique blend of black-and-white stock footage, showcasing a Michael Gordon symphony. The footage, often scratched or blistered, presents a kaleidoscope of images, including a whirling dervish, couples laughing, a soldier's encounter with a flower vendor, a camel caravan, planes, paratroopers, a mining disaster, a pugilist, and nuns and children at a school. The varying lengths of the images, from a few seconds to several minutes, are interspersed with the visual effects of time's passage, conveyed through the distressed condition of the footage.
Decasia
A poignant exploration of humanity's pursuit of transcendence, accompanied by a mesmerizing orchestral soundtrack and crafted from vintage film reels.
