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KINO EYE

1924

Dziga Vertov

Kino Eye

SYNOPSIS

Promoting 'life caught unawares,' Dziga Vertov captures Soviet reality without actors, observing Young Pioneers and the mechanics of daily existence. The camera acts as a superior eye, revealing a 'film-truth' invisible to humans through trick photography. This experimental manifesto of the Kino-Pravda movement rejects theatrical storytelling, celebrating the objective power of the mechanical lens to construct a new, revolutionary perception of the world.

CRITIQUE

Dziga Vertov’s experimental manifesto rejected theatrical storytelling to celebrate the 'mechanical eye' of the camera. By capturing life 'unawares,' it sought a truth deeper than human perception, using reverse motion, freeze frames, and animation. It laid the groundwork for Man with a Movie Camera and the entire distinct style of Soviet montage. This film is a radical assertion that cinema is not just a recording device but a tool to reorganize reality. It remains a vital text for understanding the political and artistic potential of the documentary form.

SCREENING AVAILABILITY

  • Theatrical screenings

  • Non-theatrical screenings

  • Festivals and cinematheques

  • Educational screenings

  • Television broadcasting

  • Digital platforms and streaming

  • Promotional and editorial use

  • Licensing of graphic and visual materials

AVAILABLE FORMATS

  • DCP

  • DCP with subtitles

  • Apple ProRes

  • MP4 Screening File

  • MP4 Rehearsal Copy for Musicians (silent films)

  • Blu-ray

  • High-resolution archival masters

PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

  • Posters

  • Press stills

  • Promotional assets

  • Screening support materials

AVAILABLE SUBTITLES

  • English

  • Spanish

  • French

  • Portuguese

  • Italian

  • German

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