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: True to its title, the film heavily incorporates poetry—notably by Lord Byron—to set a "misty" and intellectual tone. Minimal Dialogue fylm cynara poetry in motion 1996 mtrjm may syma 1 hot
Title: Cynara: Poetry in Motion
Year: 1996
Director / Poet: May Syma
Crew / Collective: MTRJM (Motion & Textual Rhythm – Jazz Multimedia)
Format: QuickTime movie or Amiga AGA demo, running ~3–5 minutes.
Content: A kinetic typography visualization of Ernest Dowson’s Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae sub Regno Cynarae, using slow pans over black‑and‑white archival footage, a minimalist piano loop, and the poet’s voice whispering:
“I have been faithful to thee, Cynara! in my fashion.”
Distribution: CD‑ROM included with Wired 4.06 (June 1996) or a cover disc of Amiga Format issue 82.
Status: Masters lost; only the keyword string remains in a text file from an oldwarez BBS. “Fylm Cynara: Poetry in Motion” – The Lost