A Day Longer Than a Day

(Experimental Short Film)

A Day Longer Than a Day is a 15-minute experimental short film inspired by the chaotic tidal currents of the Euripus Strait in Chalkida, Greece. On six days each lunar month, three days after Sun, Earth, and Moon form a 90-degree constellation, gravitational forces weaken and the otherwise regular tides shift unpredictably, sometimes reversing direction up to fourteen times in a single day.

The film weaves images of tidal waters and textured natural surfaces with human silhouettes that echo memory and psychological movement. A spherical soundtrack, created by bowing electric guitars, translates the pull of gravity into sound, while the artist’s voice adds a poetic reflection on this natural phenomenon, once observed by Aristotle (Meteorology Book II, Part 8). The film can also be shown as a cinematic sculpture, projected in 4K onto a sculpted black steel plate, where image and surface create shifting metallic reflections.

Beyond its poetic lens, the film alludes to tidal power as one of the most predictable yet underused renewable energies. By connecting natural irregularities with human impulses and contradictions, A Day Longer Than a Day becomes a metaphor for balance, sustainability, and emotional resilience.

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