Omega

Duration: 0:15:00

Year Published: 1970

Creator: Donald Fox | Pyramid Film & Video

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: "Omega" is a 1970 experimental short film by Donald Fox that delves into themes of death, rebirth, evolution, and humanity's future through a hallucinogenic lens. The film, featuring actors Tim Tobin, Rod Franz, and David Ramsdale, primarily utilizes special effects to depict a narrative about humans achieving an evolutionary leap by harnessing solar energy via an "energy ray." Critics have praised it for its poetic visual style. The film's imagery includes vibrant colors, silhouettes, and cosmic elements, culminating in a transformative burst of light that symbolizes the connection between Earth and the Sun, ultimately suggesting a cycle of renewal and evolution.

Complete Record: Donald Fox’s experimental film, composed almost entirely with special effects, which deals with the death and rebirth of mankind.

This film is not rare.

5 users have this film:
Australian Centre for the Moving Image, AV Geeks Archive, Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive, Oddball Film and Video, Periscope Film

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