The final month featuring Kohei Ando presents Les Fils/The Sons, 1973, 16mm, 25 min. The work can be viewed for free for members on our streaming site. 

Les Fils/The Sons, 1973, 16mm, 25 min

Crossing beyond the theatrical setup or Hollywood clichés, Les Fils/The Sons tells its story through the wonderful camera that constantly searches its periphery and touches the world through the eyes. The exposure that suddenly changes and jumps to a white screen, ornamental handwriting, the blue of an ink bottle and the sea, an overexposed red boat floating on the pale blue ocean: these, together with queer experience, all melt together into fragrances which waft across the screen. As Derek Jarman tried to make a film only with Klein Blue [Blue, 1993], Kohei Ando gazes at the grainy violet blue of the screen, which veils transience and tranquil sensibilities.
From: Norio Nishijima, Umaretsutsu aru eizo jikken eiga no sakka tachi (1991, Bunsaisha)

Grand Prix at The Thonon Les Bains International Independent Film Festival
Collected by National Film Archive of Japan

Our monthly feature introduces artists and their works that are under CCJ's research program. During the month, members can enjoy the selected work(s) as part of the membership benefits.