Ghost of the Past

GHOST OF THE PAST (7’, 2025) is a revision of the surviving reels of SURVIVRE (1924), directed by Edouard Chimot, and starring Sylvio de Pedrelli and Justine Johnson. The original film was preserved by La Cinémathèque de Toulouse in association with Centre National du Cinéma. In this revision, a passport officer dreams of an old flame, who then appears at his office with another man. Through the magic of nitrate celluloid disintegration, her current partner is temporarily dissolved, and the one-time couple are reunited again for a night of revelry. Music is written and performed by Bill Frisell.