Blackbirds

  • 9'
  • USA
  • 1999
Televised footage of the Rodney King/Reginald Denny beatings is re-presented as a hand-processed meditation on how media images of racial violence compromise and prejudice viewers' perceptions of race.
Director
Ken Paul Rosenthal
Premiere
European premiere
Country of production
USA
Year
1999
Festival Edition
IFFR 2000
Length
9'
Medium
16mm
Producer
For Eyes Films
Sales
For Eyes Films
Cinematography
Ken Paul Rosenthal
Editor
Ken Paul Rosenthal
Sound Design
Ken Paul Rosenthal
Director
Ken Paul Rosenthal
Premiere
European premiere
Country of production
USA
Year
1999
Festival Edition
IFFR 2000
Length
9'
Medium
16mm
Producer
For Eyes Films
Sales
For Eyes Films
Cinematography
Ken Paul Rosenthal
Editor
Ken Paul Rosenthal
Sound Design
Ken Paul Rosenthal