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Blue Permanence / Swan Blood 

(2015)

Synopsis
Two identical films mirror each other, differentiated by movement, colour and sound, which is simply reversed/inverted. Through the orginal and reversal of colour and sound, each part invokes unique sensations in the viewer.

No single identifiable object features. Instead, the films focuses on repetition, texture, movement and light.



Technical Information
6 minutes
16:9 aspect ratio
2K resolution
5.1 surround sound

Shot on iPhone 6 Plus
Edited with Final Cut Pro X

Digitally remastered in 2019
Stream
Vimeo 




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Work with other filmmakers & artists

Completed


  • Silent Friend
    Ildikó Enyedi, 2025
    production consultant

  • The Occupant of the Room
    Kier-La Janisse, 2025
    colourist & visual artist

  • Standing at the Ruins
    Saeed Taji Farouky, TBA)
    cinematographer & visual artist

  • To the Moon
    Tadhg O’Sullivan, 2020
    cinematographer, visual artist, musician

  • Wind 
    Emmit Fenn, 2019
    directior, cinematographer, editor

  • The Sadness of the Trees 
  • 2015
    collaboration with Mikel Guillen 


Unreleased

  • ‘The Speed of Dark’
    collaboration with Phil Solomon