14 minutes of pure existential dread, rendered in millions of hand-manipulated pins.
This abstract yet compelling philosophical tale uses the Alexeïeff-Parker pinscreen as a metaphor for the particles that make up the universe. Through 4 tableaux that explore her character’s thoughts, filmmaker Michèle Lemieux takes a look at the profound reflections of this everyman, whose questions are part of humanity’s eternal quest for meaning.
Practical Effects
The Alexeïeff-Parker pinscreen technique—no computers, just pins and light.
Direction
Lemieux's four tableaux that turn abstract anxiety into visual poetry.
Director
Michèle Lemieux
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The pinscreen technique requires manipulating millions of pins by hand—Lemieux spent years on this 14-minute film.
This was one of the last major works using the Alexeïeff-Parker technique invented in the 1930s; the equipment is now nearly impossible to maintain.
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