The Wall (short film)

The Wall is a 1996 American short experimental film written, produced and directed by Edward Wainwright. Based on the 1987 Japanese short film Wall by Takashi Itō, the director's daughter, Colleen Wainwright, starred as a woman posing in the film.

The short film was released in theaters on November 10, 1996. It received positive reviews from critics, and went on to become nominated for an at the.

In 2018, The Wall was selected for listing in the by the, calling it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Summary
The film repeats over and over again the violent back-and-forth, half-revolving motions of a giant brick storehouse inside the frame of a hand-held photograph.

According to director Edward Wainwright, he stated that he wanted to emphasis the flat nature of the photograph while creating a dynamic feeling of depth inside the photograph’s frame.