LATITUDE MESH

> Agnès Hayden
> 16mm
> 18'. 2024

A photographic emulsion is a photosensitive chemical compound used in film to create an image when exposed to light. Agnès' artisanal emulsion drives this work, crafted with the precision of a contemporary alchemist.

It establishes a dialogue between different emulsions: Kodak Tri-X, Kodak 3378 high contrast film, and Agnès' artisanal emulsion.

The film is structured by three concepts: the descent in photographic latitude from the most light-sensitive emulsion to the least, the descent in geographical latitude, filming from north to south, and a physical camera descent. Movement, photochemical sensitivity, and geography are intertwined throughout the footage, accompanied by a self-produced soundscape. The images and music gradually degenerate into violent rhythms of disordered silver halides and distorted sounds.

Screenings:

> Sorigrim Experimental Film & Documentary Screening. Seoul, South Korea. 2025
> Experiments in Cinema. Albuquerque, New Mexico. 2025.
> Beijing International Short Film Festival. Beijing, China. 2024.
> (S8) Mostra de Cinema Periférico, A Coruña, Spain. 2024.
> Peripheries Film Fest. Chicago, USA. 2024.
> Elevation Film Fest, Cornwall, UK. 2024.
> Intermediaciones, Medellín, Colombia. 2024.

With the support of:

> AC/E Acción Cultural Española
> (S8) Mostra de Cinema Periférico
> Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)