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INFINITY minus Infinity (2019)

Genre : Documentary, Science Fiction, Horror

Runtime : 52M

Director : The Otolith Group

Synopsis

INFINITY minus Infinity draws on several inspirations: the modernist verse of the Jamaican poet Una Marson, the alluvial invocations of the Martinican philosopher and poet Édouard Glissant, the black feminist poetics of the Brazilian philosopher Denise Ferreira da Silva, and the racial formation of geology theorised by British geographer Kathryn Yusoff amongst others in order to envision a black feminist cosmos animated by the principles of mathematical nihilism.

Actors

Elaine Mitchener
Elaine Mitchener
Kathryn Yusoff
Kathryn Yusoff
Angela Chan
Angela Chan
Esi Eshun
Esi Eshun
Dante Micheaux
Dante Micheaux
Vivian Latinwo-Olajide
Vivian Latinwo-Olajide
Jonathan Ashley
Jonathan Ashley

Crews

The Otolith Group
The Otolith Group
Director
Hannah Liley
Hannah Liley
Producer
Kate McDonough
Kate McDonough
Director of Photography
Mariko Montpetit
Mariko Montpetit
Editor
Tyler Friedman
Tyler Friedman
Sound Designer
Kodwo Eshun
Kodwo Eshun
Researcher
Esi Eshun
Esi Eshun
Researcher
Anjalika Sagar
Anjalika Sagar
Researcher
Ana Pi
Ana Pi
Choreographer
Sebastian Kudanowski
Sebastian Kudanowski
Gaffer
Mitchell Collins
Mitchell Collins
Camera Production Assistant
Luke Clarke
Luke Clarke
Camera Production Assistant
Mark Andrews
Mark Andrews
Sound Recordist
Esi Eshun
Esi Eshun
Sound Recordist
Angela Chan
Angela Chan
Researcher
Vivian Latinwo-Olajide
Vivian Latinwo-Olajide
Researcher
Taos Djouhri
Taos Djouhri
VFX Supervisor
Taos Djouhri
Taos Djouhri
Colorist
Mohammed Mousavi
Mohammed Mousavi
VFX Artist
Caroline de Keukelaere
Caroline de Keukelaere
VFX Artist
Emily Tablet
Emily Tablet
Storyboard Artist
Emmal Baker
Emmal Baker
Makeup & Hair

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