I read about Decasia when it first came out and was intrigued. I never did go to see it, and for some reason never thought to look for a website. Not surprisingly, there is one. Go. Take a look at the short clips available. Now.
Amidst the miles of old, dying celluloid Bill Morrison found footage in which the decay itself becomes a character in the otherwise contextless images. The strung-together clips are set to an original score by Michael Gordon; cacophonous and plaintive, it is a stirring accompaniment to the faded vignettes.
Brother of Ugarte (who admired the clips) said “If I had to watch an hour and a half of that, I’d kill myself.” But I say that I have a birthday coming up.