EARTHEARTHEARTH
Daïchi Saïto, Japan/Canada, 35mm, 30 min, 2021 earthearthearth crystallizes into a multifaceted gem, shimmering with each lightencrusted frame. Like a constantly metamorphosing series of paintings, the film astonishes with its shifts of pigment, texture, and composition.—Ara Osterweil It is as if we are watching a movie shot by some primeval witness to the beginning of the world.—Tony Pipolo Watching earthearthearth, I understand why early 20th century painters had despaired when film was first invented. Once you feel colour breathe like this, a canvas never looks the same. In earthearthearth, colour is the real protagonist, nature its pale shadow. To put it plainly, there is only film.—Ela Bittencourt Daïchi Saïto (1970). 10+ films since 2003; screenings at venues including New York Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, M+ Museum Hong Kong, Los Angeles Film Forum, and Toronto International Film Festival. 2014 MCFF Mobile Frames Filmmaker in Residence; 2015 MCFF Underground Mines commissioned artist; MCFF Grand Prize in 2010. Cofounder of Double Negative Collective (Montréal). Lives in Montréal, Québec and upstate New York.
