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By Thomas Puhr
As its title suggests, Lorcan Finnegan’s Without Name (2016) addresses nature’s
inscrutability. Eric (Alan McKenna) and Olivia (Niamh Algar) are land surveyors
working in a remote Irish forest: a setup that allows for some eerily-beautiful
nature shots. In one scene, Eric vanishes in the forest; while Olivia
frantically searches for him, Finnegan’s clever camerawork makes the
surrounding trees appear to shift and warp her (our) perspective, like a naturally-occurring
hall of mirrors. A stroboscopic sequence reminiscent of A Field in England (2013) adds to the visual experimentation. “Communicate!” Eric shouts at a phantom-like
figure roaming the forest. Nature remains silent.
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