12 minutes. One city. Infinite rebirths. Wellington breathes.
Dealing heavily with perceptions of time, Aeon documents the urban cityscape as Wellington transforms through a zen-influenced eternal cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth within a 24-hour period.
Cinematography
time-lapse poetry—clouds race, shadows crawl, cities dream.
Score
percussion-driven soundscape by Massey students hits different.
Direction
Richard Sidey turned a student project into transcendence.
Director
Richard Sidey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Massey University's time-lapse tradition influenced by Ron Fricke's Koyaanisqatsi, but Sidey keeps it distinctly Kiwi.
Shot on consumer-grade equipment in 2003—proof that vision beats budget every time.
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