There’s nothing quite like a film which causes you to enter down a tunnel of existential questioning. Even more so when it is an abstract three and a half minute super 8mm tall tale set in the arid vastness of the American West. Filmmaking duo Alan Halls & Chip Carey, previously featured on RocksBlog for ‘Who the F**k is Jacky Bumpers?’, joined forces again in the making of ‘DuPhomf’s Passing’. Taking cues from Spaghetti Westerns and made with an impressive 4 cartridges, ‘DuPhomf’s Passing’ offers us a snapshot into a lonely drifter’s world as he wanders the desert – cowboy hat and boots included.
Find out all about the making of the film and the story behind this lone wolf in the interview below.
This short was a personal challenge: A ticking clock of availability, four cartridges of super 8 and a single take to attempt sync sound with the format. Add the sweltering California heat, cast and crew of three, a lot of aggressive biting bugs and in the end, we have the curious portrait of Jacques DuPhomf, a man who can’t quite come to grips with the world around him or within.
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