An 8mm reel of a Hollywood western flickers to life once more. As the first call of the bugle rings out, the cavalry charges while the film strains to keep pace. It ripples, trembles and tangles, caught in the chaos of gunfire and the thunder of galloping hooves. 

Dizzy Calvary is an experimental short film animated frame by frame under the camera. The 8mm reel becomes both subject and surface — reacting to and interacting with the moving images previously inscribed on it. The chaos of the battlefield disrupts the projection’s stability and clarity, blurring the line between medium and message.