Film

Long Film for Ambient Light

1975 · 24h

This experimental "film" consists of an empty room with a bare lightbulb, and windows covered with a translucent material, for a duration of 24 hours. It is not necessary for visitors to stay for the entire duration - they can come and go as they please. Created by Anthony McCall, it is based on the architectural framing of time and light. It came at the end of a series of works in which McCall was stripping back cinema to its absolute minimum - light, time, and human experience/perception.

• Anthony McCallDirector

Release date

June 18, 1975

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

24h

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