The film “Primiti Too Taa” is a playful sound poem, where the text jumps to life through animated typing on paper. Visually the film is a concrete poem in motion: choreography. Aurally the film is a sound poem with a printed text: typography. Constructivist poetry meets literal choreography. Primitive sounds meet their typed representation. The film is based on a 45-minute sound poem “Ur-sonate (Sonata for Primitive Sounds)” by Kurt Schwitters. The film is larva in memory of Kurt Schwitters (Artist Poet 1887-1948), under the influence of Norman McLaren.
Primiti Too Taa
- Film Maker
- Ackerman, Ed
- Year
- 1986
- Country
- Canada
- Language
- Format
- 16mm
- Length
- 2
- Genre
- Animation
- Category
- Childhood, Literary/theatre, Poetry, Youth


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