A black-and-white visual meditation of wilderness and the elements. Wildlife filmmaker Richard Sidey returns to the triptych format for a cinematic experience like no other.
Cinematography
Three simultaneous black-and-white feeds that somehow never compete.
Sound
Glacier moans and forest whispers replace any human voice.
Editing
Sidey's triptych rhythm turns nature into abstract music.
Director
Richard Sidey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard Sidey spent over a decade shooting in Antarctica before attempting the triptych format for Elementa.
The film's 'speechless' approach deliberately rejects documentary's colonial habit of explaining indigenous lands through white narration.
NZ
