Ross Meckfessel
SPARK FROM A FALLING STAR
Stati Uniti d’America 2023, 21’
A forbidding soundtrack of horns and distorted noise sets the scene in a city symphony of sorts, where shots of grocery store parking lots and dimly lit suburban roads breed atmospheres of low-level menace. At the other extreme, smooth digital renderings promise a shiny, spectral future utopia of clean lines and mirrored grids. Are people transformed people into objects, public spaces to private real estate? In a world of windows and reflections, an alien gaze floats unmoored through the real and virtual alike.
Ross Meckfessel is an artist and filmmaker who works primarily in Super 8 and 16mm film. His films depict the condition of modern life through an exploration of apocalyptic obsession, contemporary ennui, and the technological landscape. His work has screened internationally and throughout the United States including in Toronto International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Open City Documentary Festival, San Francisco Cinematheque’s CROSSROADS Film Festival, Internationales Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, Antimatter [Media Art], and The Artifact Small Format Film Festival where he was awarded best 16mm film.
Director/Editor/Cinematographer/Sound Design: Ross Meckfessel
Starring: Carl Elsaesser, Kelsey Sharpe
Sound Mix: James Emrick
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