Shadowy EncountersCanada
2002, 15min.
Dir./Prod./Dir. of Phot./Sound/Edit. Gariné Torossian, Compos. S.Eustasy.
The film pays a homage to the work of the Quay Brothers. The film is a synthesis of collaged moving and still images taken directly from the Quay Brothers 35 mm films and recontextualized in order to metaphorically and responsively capture and reframe the Quay's films' qualities. In essence, Shadowy Encounters parallels the films of the Brothers Quay in its willingness to explore the diverse palette of human psyche, where the gaze is subsumed by the emotional self. | Torossian, Gariné Born 1970, Beirut.
Self-taught filmmaker and photographer. Mining a rich palette of colors and textures, superimpositions and dissolves, she creates stunningly sophisticated films that bridge the gaps between visual, sound art, cinema and the rock video. Eighteen of her films have shown internationally at festivals. Retrospectives of her work include New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Stan Brakhage’s first person cinema, Yerevan Cinematheque, Berlin Arsenal, and Telluride Festival. She’s been awarded prizes and mentions at Berlin, Melbourne and Houston film festivals.
Filmography
Visions (1992), Platform (1993), Girl From Moush (1994), Drowning In Flames (1995), My Own Obsession (1996), Passion Crucified (1997), Pomegranate Tree (1998), Red Brick (1999), Sparklehorse (1999), Dust (2000), Death To Everyone (2000), Hokees- (2000), Babies On The Sun (2001), Shadowy Encounters (2002), Garden In Khorkhom (2003), Sandias Eustasy (2004), Hypnotize/Mezmerize – System of a Down (2005), Stone, Time, Touch (2006).
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