Apr 20, 2007

Iraqi Kurdistan by Ed Kasi

Today's post about the pixilated shorts of Chuck Menville and Len Janson makes me want to point out a more recent short in a similar technique, Iraqi Kurdistan by photojournalist Ed Kashi. It's arguable whether the film qualifies as pixilation since it's documenting existing action instead of designing original movement with live subjects, but the technique has its roots in pixilation and the striking results have a distinctly animated sensibility.

More about the film from its website:

Perhaps what I find most compelling about the project is how Kashi has employed animation techniques to give traditional documentary/journalistic photography a compelling narrative structure. The film, which has also been licensed by MSNBC.com, offers intriguing potential for further experiments combining hard news with animation, an area that is ripe for exploration.

Watch the film here