Two Points of Failure

With the gradual dissolving of the negative emulsion, a portrait of Jean-Luc Goddard runs and bleeds in the chemical bath. According to hearsay, in 1976 Goddard had a 35mm camera custom built that should have combined the benefits of a compact 8mm camera and the Portapak portable analog video system. The result was the prototype Aaton 35-8 camera, which however was extremely loud and myopic. (Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival)