The Visible Spectrum

Le spectre visible

On a film reel electrified by static charges, we meet five people who survived the impact of lightning.

Lightning is a combination of thunder and intense electromagnetic radiation, made visible to the human eye. As unpredictable as it is sudden, this natural phenomenon leaves its mark on those who experience it. The Visible Spectrum is a portrait of five people who survived the impact of lightning. Each of their experiences is unique in its physicality, its metaphysical dimension and its philosophical meaning. Through the intimacy of their stories, the residual traces of the event, and supported by the meta-media presence of a filmic texture electrified by static charges, this short film sensitively elaborates a reflection about life when it has brushed so suddenly against death.

Content Guidance: Film contains scenes with flashing images.

This film will screen as part of the short film compilation Unknown Natures.