Before the screening of this film there was a note that read "Please note: The quality of the image differs from usual expectations" and I have to assume that they meant that it massively exceeds any and all assumptions of form and convention.

Les Saignantes operates entirely in an oneiric register, from the neon glow, jittery editing and deep droning reverberations. But most notably, through the repetitions of movements, sounds and images Bekolo evokes an extreme form of the dream…

Representing a transient evolving consciousness, each moment translating the image of the last into a new experience.

I've never had such a different experiences by just changing the way in which I watch a film. Watching from a distance on my tv rather than just on my laptop gave it so much more room to breath and allowed new images to come to the fore; I can't even imagine how good it would be to see this projected.

Some very…