What these ashes wanted (2001)
What these ashes wanted, I felt sure, was not containment but participation. Not an enclosure of memory, but the world.
Completed in 2001, what these ashes wanted—which combines hand-processed film, video diaries, found sound, text and narration—is a ritual of grief that seems both shared and private. Our own stories of grief fill the gaps between Hoffman’s images of Egyptian tombs, wintertime frolics and insect activity.
Director: Philip Hoffman
Runtime: 55 min
Release Date: January 1, 2001
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is What these ashes wanted about?
- Completed in 2001, what these ashes wanted—which combines hand-processed film, video diaries, found sound, text and narration—is a ritual of grief that seems both shared and private. Our own stories of grief fill the gaps between Hoffman’s images of Egyptian tombs, wintertime frolics and insect activity.
- Who directed What these ashes wanted?
- What these ashes wanted was directed by Philip Hoffman.
- How long is What these ashes wanted?
- What these ashes wanted has a runtime of 55m (55 minutes).