The Pale Horse of Death

Following two successful previous screenings at the Golden Age Cinema and Bar, transdisciplinary artist Fiona Davies has returned with the newest work in this series - Once Upon a Time, Long Ago and Far Away: The Pale Horse of Death. Influenced by two extraordinary films, The Seventh Seal (1957) directed by Ingmar Bergman and The Color of Pomegranates (1969) directed by Sergei Parajanov, this short film is situated in a delirious state of high impact gaming.  A patient in ICU meets Death and is challenged to a contest. The prize is unknown. In this beautiful, emotional rendition of the interplay between panic and boredom, we see the power of mythology interacting with the sterility of the contemporary ICU. This is an obstacle race, a game on horseback. It is a study of loss.