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Acetone Reality

Directed by Sara Magenheimer, Michael Bell-Smith
United States
2025
12 mins

Synopsis

A teetering montage of blocky pixels, smeared chromatics and CGI voices cascade and collide in this hypnotic short.

Screens with Tycoon

Images cascade and collide in Acetone Reality, as animation, found images, and the artists’ own video recordings crash against a dialogue between computer-generated voices exploring the wonders of acetone and the nature of meaning. Across Sara Magenheimer and Michael Bell-Smith’s teetering montage, blocky pixels, smeared colors, and cryptic iconography constitute an “insane, yet validated reality."

'Acetone Reality' is screening with

Tycoon

Fri, 5 Jun 8:40pm

Palace Central Cinemas – Cinema 1

Tycoon

Wed, 10 Jun 8:15pm

Palace Central Cinemas – Cinema 1
  • Program Strand
    FLUX: Art+Film
  • Year
    2025
  • Classification
    Unclassified 15+
  • Country
    USA
  • Language
    In English
  • Director
    Sara Magenheimer, Michael Bell-Smith
  • Editor
    Aidan Decker
  • Premiere
    Australian Premiere
  • Company Credits
    Rights Holder: Video Data Bank

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