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Robert Wilson's Stations are beautiful experiments in silent narrative. The plots follow a child's encounter with other worldly things. Made in the early 80s, these short TV episodes use video back drops behind the characters. No dialog is heard. However, the music is very up front. Stations feels like a music video for a contemporary science fiction silent movie. One episode is simply a young boy opening a door. He peers into the door-way which looks into another dimension made up of video imagery. The short ends with the room the child and his father are in fills with sand. For fans of the latest special effects, the technology will seem dated, but the use of older video and computer visuals still works for me. If you can picture an early 80s MTV video meets french visual science fiction, like Metal Hurlant, with a child like sense of wonder. Stations is recommended for fans of surreal films. I was lucky enough to have seen these through USA's Night Flight television bloc many years ago. Anyone encountering these today will be very fortunate to see these forgotten gems.