Complex film in which fire, water, air and earth have been added as separate layers by repeatedly exposing the same film material.
In 2008, the IFFR screened an extensive profile of experimental filmmaker Makino’s work. His remarkably long work The World is based on the tarot card of that name, which displays man amidst the four elements: fire, water, air, earth. The soundtrack is again by Jim O’Rourke.