Wednesday, September 26, 2007

That video that we watched.

I can't quite remember the name of creator of the second film we watched Tuesday afternoon but It seemed to be the first film so far that really got to me, that I understood. Her style of breaking down her life into into chapters with themes of virtues or emotions helped in following a seemingly disjointed film with sporadic imagery. Although, like Sadie Benning's films, I sometimes grow tired of masturbatory imagery for the sake of seeing distorted pictures on a screen. I understand that this process and believe that these filmmakers artistic metaphors are perfect in an autobiographic film. It's these people telling their own stories that will feature a feel that they insert into it. I loved the narrated parts and even the typing of the letter provided a stark contrast to the silent images that roamed the screen. Her story of her childhood was interesting as she fell victim to a pair of parents that seemed defunct.

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