Movie Details
Original Language:English
sisyphus
DirectorMaureen Bradley
4 min
Plot
Sisyphus is a silent 16mm film shot on a Bolex exploring a journey that never ends I made this film at renowned experimental filmmaker Phil Hoffmans Film Farm workshop in Mount Forest Ontario Originally I wanted to create a simple statement about overcoming depression The ultra short narrative in Sisyphus uses heartbreak as a metaphor for depression since depression is just that being heartbroken about life The creative process and the practice of handmaking films speaks to treating life as a work in progress thereby positively embracing the permanence of Sisyphus in my life The lush organic imagery in Sisyphus was created by handprocessing 16mm black and white footage in a bucket and handtinting and toning individual pieces of film
