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Radio Island (1997) [N/A]

Release Date:
January 1, 1997

Original Title:
Radio Island

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 12

Overview from TheMovieDB

In Buddhist architecture, the pagoda symbolizes Nirvana, the state of enlightenment. In Radio Island, this metaphor is expanded to include the entire built environment and the whole of ordinary consciousness. Mutating images of ancient and modern Japanese structures develop within a complex electronic score of radio signals and data transmission. Unusual editing techniques weave these images and sounds into a dense field of improvisation. The resulting texture becomes the raw material for totally new forms. Through a sea of noise, Radio Island charts a course from architecture to music; from the referential to the absolute.

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Production

Additional Editing:
Jeff Reynolds

Associate Producer:
Lynnie McElwee

Director:
Van McElwee

Sound Engineer:
Josh Riggs

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