Swallowtails

2022, film essay, 17 min

By juxtaposing mathematical principles with historical architectural forms, such as merlon shapes, the project reveals an abstract language that governs form, motion, and meaning, and shows that order and discontinuity are in a subtle, constantly renegotiated relationship.

authors: Yana Osman, Anton Khamchishkin
music: Uri Lankin
support: Mikhail Bodukhin

festivals / exhibitions / pitches / labs / awards:
Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Special screening (Paris, France)
Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin (Paris, France – Berlin, Germany)
Hong Kong International Film Festival, Official Selection (Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
DOK Leipzig, Official Selection (Leipzig, Germany)
Festival de Cannes –  Rendez-vous Industry  (Cannes, France)
Werkleitz biennale (Werkleitz, Germany)
Tampere Film Festival, Official Selection, Nomination  for European Film Awards (Tampere, Finland)
İzmir Short Film Festival, Official Selection (Izmir, Turkey)
Movies that Matter, Official Selection (Hague, Netherlands)
Antarctic Film Festival, Official Selection (Queen Maud Land, Antarctica)



© Yana Osman
& Anton Khamchishkin
created by Mikhail Bodukhin