The Golem

Take some soil knead it with water and together with a companion chant certain combinations of the Hebrew alphabet This formula written down in the 3rd or 4th century is essential for the creation of a golem an artificial person For ten centuries golems thus created lived in the imaginations of their creators After that they became corporeal presences that anyone could see Still later golems could pose real dangers and had to be destroyed by their creators The notion of the golem is persistent and still evolving The Golem an animated film was created by drawing directly on clear film stock one frame at a time There are over 6000 individual drawings The films soundtrack is derived from the earliest manual for golem making the brevity of the film allows concentration on the essentials of the story Although every film is in some sense an interpretation The Golem leaves ample room for viewers to find their own meaning