What Distinguishes the Past
“"The increase of disorder or entropy is what distinguishes the past from the future, giving a direction to time." – Stephen Hawkings”
Synopsis
Featuring a soundtrack melted out of a Cyndi Lauper CD, here is an(other) attempt to find a way through the everywhere fog of 2020. Filmed between 2019's Carpathian Mountains, Vilnius punk clubs and Belarusian Independence Day celebrations. This is an overgrown path, a ghost-poem, a companion piece to Jonathan Schwartz's FOR THEM ENDING (2006) – and a memorial for Jonathan, completed two years after his death.
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PANDEMIC CHRONICLES | What Distinguishes the Past by Ben Russell
Type: Clip • Published 2020-11-25
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November 25, 2020
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- Director
- Ben Russell
- Original Title
- What Distinguishes the Past
- Country of Origin
- France, United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 4m
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Ben Russell
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Ben Russell
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What is What Distinguishes the Past about?
Featuring a soundtrack melted out of a Cyndi Lauper CD, here is an(other) attempt to find a way through the everywhere fog of 2020. Filmed between 2019's Carpathian Mountains, Vilnius punk clubs and Belarusian Independence Day celebrations. This is an overgrown path, a ghost-poem, a companion piece to Jonathan Schwartz's FOR THEM ENDING (2006) – and a memorial for Jonathan, completed two years after his death.
Who directed What Distinguishes the Past?
What Distinguishes the Past was directed by Ben Russell.
Who stars in What Distinguishes the Past?
The principal cast of What Distinguishes the Past includes Not specified.
When was What Distinguishes the Past released and how long is it?
What Distinguishes the Past was released in 2020 with a total runtime of 4m.