Arcadia
2021 · 10m
Directed by Andres Reisinger
Genres: animation, essay film, experimental
Tones: contemplative, dark, surreal
A narrated, graphic film that journeys through our collective 21st-century existential crisis — a collaboration between artist Andrés Reisinger, musician RAC and poet Arch Hades.
Picked by Margot
The scouts
Reisinger's doing the thing where high production value and existential dread are supposed to feel like profundity—technically accomplished, sure, but the 'aren't we all suffering in the digital age' premise is so consensus it hurts, even wrapped in surrealism.
A genuinely considered essay film that understands how to build visual argument through rhythm and abstraction—the collaboration between visual artist, composer, and poet creates something that sits knowingly within the lineage of experimental animation and the contemporary lyric essay.
The synergy between RAC's hypnotic score and Reisinger's fractured animation choices works because they're not competing for attention; the decision to let the sound design *lead* the visual pacing is what makes the formal complexity land instead of feel bloated.
Reviews
Nicht nur weiß das Gesprochene inhaltlich viel zu bieten, vor allem haben mich die vielen originellen Ideen und fantastischen Umsetzungen der Visuals überzeugt. Das ist wahrhaft hohe Digitalkunst!