Dispatch 1979

Dispatch (1979) is a film from the United States in the lookmovie catalog, running 9m. Directed by Jim Jennings. Dispatch, begins with oscillating greyish surface modulations that move sideways on the screen, rendering our view a partial window to some larger movement taking place. Geographic graphic ribbings then ascend, and as perceived, the thought occurs we might be watching animated film. A shadow of a truck’s front end appears in movement, then comes gently to a halt: we know this image to be photographed, and yet the texture of the film itself hasn’t changed at all.