Above you see a short film I first posted here fifteen years ago. Those codes had gotten scrambled and the film disappeared, so I decided to fix it up and bring it to you again.

Buster and Sam, waiting…

In 1965 experimental playwright Samuel Beckett teamed up with film comedy legend Buster Keaton to create “Film.”  This is a silent exploration of the nature of perception and existence. And you can see it above, courtesy of the Prelinger Archives.

According to the IMDB entry, written by Michael Brooke, “A twenty-minute, almost totally silent film (no dialogue or music save for one ‘shhh!’) in which Buster Keaton attempts to evade observation by an all-seeing eye. But, as the film is based around Bishop Berkeley’s principle ‘esse est percipi’ (to be is to be perceived), Keaton’s very existence conspires against his efforts“

Enjoy!