Icarus Films, in
conjunction with the KimStim Collection, has targeted Mar. 10 as the DVD debut
date for A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness, the three-part experimental
film from filmmakers Ben Rivers and Ben Russell that peels back the layers of
the life of musician and artist Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe (aka: Lichens).
In the first part, the
artist is seen in a communal gathering on the island of Vormsi, just off the
coast of Estonia in the Baltic Sea. We
then follow Lowe on a solo journey of natural reflection in the remote forest
region of Hyrynsalmi, Finland (about 300 miles to the northeast of Helsinki).
Once these aspects of
Lowe’s life are explored — and his energy is restored in a metaphysical sense —
the action for the third segment of the film shifts to Lowe in a live concert
performance in Oslo, Norway.
Bonus features include
the short film Call No Man Happy Until He is Dead and the featurette titled
“Directors’ Note.”
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