Hello and welcome.
Do not be afraid.
Be comforted
Remember
Our origin
Love or hate it, there is no deying Begotten was simply one of the most unique films in the history of cinema, being perhaps far more inscrutable than stuff like Eraserhead or Tetsuo: The Iron Man.
Definitely not for everyone, but I found it to be pretty fascinating, disregard of its extremely haunting (and sometimes indecipherable) imagery.
Din of Celestial Birds is some sort of "sequel" of that movie, though far more abstract and less gruesome; most movie websites label it as an "animation", though in a short like this is very hard to know how much of it is animated and how much is edited live-action footage. (The credits mention the use of "sculptures", though I can't tell where do those were supposed to appear, despite rewatching it several times)
If you enjoyed Begotten, then you probably like this. If you hated that movie, then you probably will loathe this even more, since it is far, far more weirder.
I personally find it to be quite mesmerizing and darkly beautiful, even when I'm not really sure of what all this was supposed to be.
Watching it on Youtube doesn't make this any justice. Something as otherworldy as this deserves to be seen on a big cinema screen, in order to experience its haunting nature on its entirety.
Do not be afraid.
Be comforted
Remember
Our origin
Love or hate it, there is no deying Begotten was simply one of the most unique films in the history of cinema, being perhaps far more inscrutable than stuff like Eraserhead or Tetsuo: The Iron Man.
Definitely not for everyone, but I found it to be pretty fascinating, disregard of its extremely haunting (and sometimes indecipherable) imagery.
Din of Celestial Birds is some sort of "sequel" of that movie, though far more abstract and less gruesome; most movie websites label it as an "animation", though in a short like this is very hard to know how much of it is animated and how much is edited live-action footage. (The credits mention the use of "sculptures", though I can't tell where do those were supposed to appear, despite rewatching it several times)
If you enjoyed Begotten, then you probably like this. If you hated that movie, then you probably will loathe this even more, since it is far, far more weirder.
I personally find it to be quite mesmerizing and darkly beautiful, even when I'm not really sure of what all this was supposed to be.
Watching it on Youtube doesn't make this any justice. Something as otherworldy as this deserves to be seen on a big cinema screen, in order to experience its haunting nature on its entirety.