The Darkness of Day is a haunting meditation on suicide. It is comprised entirely of found 16mm footage that had been discarded. The sadness, the isolation, and the desire to escape are recorded on film in various contexts. Voice-over readings from the journal kept by a brother of the filmmaker’s friend who committed suicide in 1990 intermix with a range of compelling stories, from the poignant double suicide of an elderly American couple to a Japanese teenager who jumped into a volcano, spawning over a thousand imitations. While this is a serious exploration of a cultural taboo, its lyrical qualities invite the viewer to approach the subject with understanding and compassion.
Andalucia
Drama
6.8
The D Train
Drama, Family
6.0
Box
Horror
6.2
Avatar
Drama
6.4
Escape from DS-3
Science Fiction, Crime
5.9
[REC]⁴ Apocalypse
Thriller, Horror
5.6
Peter Pan
Fantasy, Music, TV Movie
6.1
George & Mildred
Comedy
8.5
Six Weeks to Twelve Years
Comedy, Drama
6.1
Box
Horror
4.5
Nazi Hell
4.2
Tokwifi
Fantasy, Romance
8.3
Area of Conflict
Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
8.1
Fight!
Animation
5.9
Ghanchakkar
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
5.0
Box
5.9
Rheme Maining Sources
Documentary
7.0
One-Eyed Monster
Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
4.3
Still Dust on the Brain
Comedy
6.3
Welcome, Violeta!
Thriller
7.2
Lost Case
Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Documentary
0.0
plant portals: breath
Documentary
0.0
Selbstportrait 1
Documentary
0.0
Strokkur
Documentary
4.5
Unboxing Eden
Documentary
0.0
An Empire Spik Bootleg
Documentary
0.0
The Smell of Burning Ants
Documentary
5.7
Animal Charm: Golden Digest
Documentary
5.0
Negativland: No Other Possibility
Music, Documentary
8.0
Between Science and Garbage
Music, Animation, Documentary
5.2
Behind a Hill
Documentary, Music
4.5
Sylvia Kristel – Paris
Documentary
0.0
Silent Witnesses
Documentary, Drama, Romance
10.0
Orchard Street
Documentary, History
6.8
Cassis
Documentary
6.1
King of the Jews
Documentary
6.0
Short of Breath
Documentary
0.0
Film Is. 7-12
Documentary
6.0
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
Documentary
5.5
Collage
Documentary, Family
0.0