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Nether Land

Bart Santello
United States, 2022, 14 min.


This film is family friendly.

Nether Land is an experimental project filmed during the COVID-19 lock-downs and inspired by imaging technology of the Pentax K-S1 digital camera. The project's goal was to photograph images of an urban landscape in transition from a post-industrial era into an unknown future. Filmed in bold monochrome with psycho-active sound design, Nether Land provides the viewer the filmmakers perception of a dystopian urban environment.

Director's Statement

Bart Santello is a multi-media artist, photographer, natural builder and solar power enthusiast who lives in southern Arizona and is a self-motivated independent digital filmmakers who works with imagery and sound captured from all media formats using both digital and analogue equipment to create unique and original films. Each film is an artistic work that reflects the filmmaker’s perception of reality and presents the film in a manner similar to a dream-like state. 

Category: Experimental, Arizona Film.

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