July 5, 1980. Summertime, San Francisco's Chinatown. A gang of Chinese firework dealers dispose of their unsold goods to the glory of emulsified film. Negative explosions give way to the gateway of reversal images.

This film utilizes high speed negative film to enhance grain and image deterioration. Must be projected at silent speed.

Note: original version, including both b&w reversal and b&w negative imagery.

Award: Cash Prize, Sinking Creek Film & Video Festival, 1981

Project at 18fps