The Afterlight
ABOUT
Fragments of hundreds of films from around the world bring together an ensemble cast of actors with one thing in common: each is no longer alive. Together, they contend with a fragile existence lived solely through these traces of their work. The Afterlight itself exists as a single 35mm film print. Further eroding every time it screens, the film is a living document of its life in circulation. Eventually it will disappear entirely.
Charlie Shackleton is a nonfiction filmmaker, living and working in London. His films have shown at Sundance, MoMA and IFFR, and won awards including a BIFA and a Grierson. His latest film The Afterlight is currently touring cinemas, while his VR performance As Mine Exactly recently won the Immersive Art and XR Award at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival. Together with Catherine Bray and Anthony Ing, he is one third of the London-based production outfit Loop.
CREDITS
Anthony Ing
Charlie Shackleton