Perhaps I'm completely seeing things in Aether that don't exist, but as I watched it I began to wonder whether or not Patrick McGoohan had ever seen the short - and whether or not it was an influence on his famous television series 'The Prisoner'. As unlikely as it seems, the red bouncing ball and the long runs on a deserted beach - plus the overall sixties stylishness of the attractive woman in the vintage motor car - reminded me of the time spent by McGoohan in The Village trying to escape Number One's clutches. A short, sharp little film with some daring innovations (love the paint pouring over the frame!).
