SUB ROSA

Film by: Maxim Shalygin

“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening“
Poem by Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know. 
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
 To stop without a farmhouse near 
Between the woods and frozen lake 
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake 
To ask if there is some mistake. 
The only other sound’s the sweep 
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep, 
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

Film info:

  • Main Category: Experimental Film · Short Film · Music Film · Avant Garde Cinema
  • Original Film Title: Sub Rosa
  • Running Time: 20’13”
  • Original Language: No spoken language
  • Colour / B&W: Colour
  • Director: Maxim Shalygin
  • Music & Sound: Maxim Shalyign 
  • Camera & Montage: Maxim Shalygin & Christian van der Kooy 
  • Producer: Anna Reshetniak & Maxim Shalygin
  • The film features ‘Sub Rosa’ for mixed choir with tape. More info and score.

Work on the film began in December 2023 and was completed by the end of April 2024.