In Search of Mount Analogue
16mm, 4 minutes, color, sound, 2021
In Search of Mount Analogue journeys through ocean and land, bringing life to the imagined, metaphorical, and mysterious island from the 1952 novel, Mount Analogue, by René Daumal. The film uses 16mm film to capture computer-generated images that create an immersive, but rather odd, landscape of Mount Analogue.
FESTIVAL EXHIBITIONS
- Xcèntric - Centre de Cultura Comtemporànea de Barcelona, Spain 2024
- Live Soundtrack; Belgrade, Serbia 2023
- National Film Festival for Talented Youth; Seattle, USA 2023 (Jury Award Nominee for Best Experimental Film)
- Fisura, International Festival of Experimental Film and Video; Mexico City, Mexico 2023
- Chicago International Film Festival; Chicago, USA 2022
- Tacoma Film Festival; Tacoma, USA. 2022
- Festival ECRÃ; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2022
- Montreal Underground Film Festival; Montreal, Canada 2022
- Mammoth Lakes Film Festival; Mammoth Lakes, USA 2022
- Cine Youth at Chicago International Film Festival; Chicago, USA 2022 (Award for Best Experimental Film)
- Athens International Film And Video; Athens, USA. 2022
- San Diego Underground Film Festival; San Diego, USA 2021
SHOWS & OTHER SCREENINGS
- SOLO SCREENING: EARTH/GRAIN/PIXEL: Short Films by Leonardo Pirondi at Spectacle Theatre; Brooklyn, USA 2023.
- We Don’t See Our Shadows at The New Lithium Gallery (online); Chicago, USA 2023
- We Don’t See Our Shadows at The Plan Gallery; Chicago, USA 2023
- Visiting Artist Lecture at the University of Chicago; Chicago, USA 2023.
- Whammy! Analog Media; Echo Park, USA. 2022
- Big Muddy Film Festival Exhibit at the SIU Museum; Carbondale, USA 2022
- Light [ ] Film Nights: No Credit Necessary; Piru, USA 2022
- Millennium Film Workshop; Brooklyn, USA. 2022
- SOLO SHOW: BORDERS: Films by Leonardo Pirondi at Galeria Mola; Braga Portugal 2022
WORDS
“I have a personal obsession with playful, trickster cinema that mixes media to create new and exciting textures. This short “adapts” the 1952 French surrealist novel Mount Analogue by creating a 3D computer rendering of the titular mountain from the mysterious island. The exploration of these digital crevices is further enhanced by printing these images on 16mm film stock, then converted back to digital for our enjoyment.” Ryan Saunders (NFFTY)
“Taking inspiration from René Daumal’s 1952 novel, Mount Analogue, computer-generated images recorded through 16mm depict a journey into an impossible island.” — Stephen Cappel (Spectacle Theater)
“Every now and then, you come across a film that feels as though it were designed specifically for your own enjoyment. This short “adapts” the 1952 French surrealist novel Mount Analogue by creating a 3D computer rendering of the titular mountain. The exploration of these digital crevices is further enhanced by printing these images on 16mm film stock, with mind-expanding results!” — Ryan Saunders (Cinema/Chicago).
“In Search of Mount Analogue is extremely impressive and demonstrates a keen sense of awareness. Through the blending of techniques this piece simultaneously delivers on the aesthetic and conceptual planes. We felt like we were on a rollercoaster with this film, but we didn’t realize we were on a rollercoaster until the very end.” — Awarded Best Experimental Film at Chicago Intl. Film Festival: Cine Youth.