VERTICAL POOL presents
a poetry-film by Sylvi Alli and Antero Alli
incorporating text by the poet, H.D.
"During the 1990s, short films enjoyed a healthy revival and found new outlets for presentation via cable television and the Internet. The best of this genre comes from Berkeley-based Antero Alli, who has developed a devoted cult following for his challenging and often cryptic feature films. "Lily in Limbo" presents a one-woman tour-de-force by Sylvi Alli as an artist whose self-imposed isolation corrupts her senses into a state of bitterness and delusion. In her solitude, she loses herself in a series of bizarre dreams thick with haunting images and disturbing sounds (Sylvi created the film's quirky score), while the unlikely delivery of a curious birthday gift disrupts her comfortable world. A fascinating essay of a lost soul who is uncertain whether rescue is something she really wants." -- filmthreat.com
Featuring SYLVI ALLI as "Lily". Photographed & directed by
ANTERO ALLI. Story and editing by SYLVI and ANTERO ALLI.
Text by HILDA DOOLITTLE (H.D.) from "Trilogy". Additional
text by SYLVI and ANTERO ALLI. Soundtrack by SYLVI ALLI.
Produced by VERTICAL POOL (1996; 27 MINUTES, USA)
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