Film still from A Poem about Tents.

Short Film

2023

Lightseer

Screen

Moments

  1. 0:00white a-frame tent in forest clearing
  2. 0:02white geodesic dome on wooden deck
  3. 0:04glowing white teepee on muddy path
  4. 0:05ridge tent with lamp and chair
  5. 0:07translucent multi-peaked tent over red bed
  6. 0:08yellow dome tent under urban bridge
  7. 0:09olive ridge tent among forest ferns
  8. 0:11cream tent beside parked station wagon
  9. 0:12olive tent with double bed inside
  10. 0:13orange dome tent reflected in puddle
  11. 0:15white tent with floor lamp and armchair
  12. 0:18white tent with portable stove outside
  13. 0:24white polygonal tent on dark hillside
  14. 0:27white teepee on boulders in mist
  15. 0:31teepee on deck over forest stream
  16. 0:35white octagonal tent on rocky lot
  17. 0:36bell tent with hanging string lights
  18. 0:39fairy-lit dome tent on concrete lot
  19. 0:44draped white peaked tent in winter fog
  20. 0:46weathered white tent on wet beach
  21. 0:49sheer mosquito-net canopy in misty woods
  22. 0:50bell tent with fairy lights by puddle
  23. 0:53curtained white tent on snowy plain
  24. 0:54tent draped over wooden window frame
  25. 0:59pale blue netting tent on snow
  26. 1:02torn sheer tent with sliding window
  27. 1:05circular pavilion tent with red chairs
  28. 1:06white teepee on weedy gravel lot
  29. 1:10two-peaked pavilion with floor candles
  30. 1:16warmly lit teepee by roadside
  31. 1:19translucent ridge tent on snowfield
  32. 1:22weathered teepee on muddy coastal flat
  33. 1:25torn white tent among mossy trees
  34. 1:31white teepee in fog with chair
  35. 1:36makeshift branch teepee with pink cushions
  36. 1:39glowing pavilion tent with rectangular windows
  37. 1:41canopy tent with sofa on island
  38. 1:42white teepee on cracked industrial street
  39. 1:46tall cream tent on snowy sidewalk

A rapid montage of AI-generated still images shows canvas tents, teepees, geodesic domes and sheer fabric pavilions pitched across forests, urban bridges, flooded lots, beaches and snowfields. Many of the tents stand open to reveal domestic furniture such as double beds, armchairs, lamps, dining tables and sofas inside. Throughout the film, a male voice recites a solemn poem in French over a slow, sparse piano accompaniment.

Discipline
Short Film
Year
2023
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