Circles Short Circuit

Circles Short Circuit is an experimental featurelength work with neither a beginning nor an endthe film can be viewed from any random point It moves through a circle of five interlocking episodes that describe the phenomenon of interruption in contemporary communication through various forms and modes investigating causes consequences and sideeffects Genres shift along the episodic path of this circle moving from documentary to essay through collage simulated livecoverage and silent film As the phenomenon of interruption is seen to be a pervasive part of these genres the film attends to the act of watching moving images At the center of the film is a documentary segment on the origin of the biggest upheaval in communication history the invention of the telephone initiated by the man who contracted space Alexander Graham Bell