Running Time (1980)

'Running Time' uses duration as a central part of its story. The film shows a figure running endlessly towards and past the camera, repeating this motion. As the character and environment develop, the soundtrack also evolves, built from gradually revealed loops of a heartbeat. The work focuses on the lines that create the image, structuring how we see it and shaping the composition. 'Running Time' connects with other films from the same time, exploring how images represent ideas through a simple but profound style. Watching the figure’s unending run and hearing the changing heartbeat rhythm prompts reflection on the repeating cycles of life.