Filmed at a Bohemian crematorium outside Chicago, this self-referencing act is a metaphoric allusion to the very process of the location. Still photos, drawing, inks, bleach and silver tape were used to ‘move heaven and hell’ - all from the vantage point of a devout atheist.
This film has been published as part of the blu-ray Prismatic Music - The Super 8 Films of Joseph Bernard.
Visual artist, Joseph Bernard was born in Port Chester, NY, educated at the University of Hartford Art School and School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he studied with independent filmmaker, Stan Brakhage.
For 35 years, Professor Emeritus, Bernard taught fine arts at Detroit’s College for Creative Studies. Experimental collage sensibilites are evident in his paintings, films and photographs. Contemporary poetry and music remain as influences. His work is informed by travels to Provincetown, Southern California, Austin, Nashville and other locales.
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