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Morgan Fisher | USA | 1974 | 6' |

| IFFR 2009

The majority of Fisher’s works are directly concerned with the machinery of cinema. He creates systems and rules that exploit the apparatus, physical material and production methods of the movies. Over the years he has analyzed nearly every aspect of the production and projection process.

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Projection Instructions
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Study of the film process, from shooting to screening, with dry humour and precise observations.
Standard Gauge
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A reservoir of forgotten film material forms a metaphorical biography of the film history and a partial autobiography of Fisher himself.
The Wilkinson Household Fire Alarm
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Homage to and wink at Marcel Duchamp that clearly focuses more on conceptualism than on the studio film. What you see is what you hear.
The Director and His Actor Look at Footage Showing Preparations for an Unmade Film (2)
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A film in two parts: the rushes of a film and the men watching them.
Production Stills
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A compact making-of using Polaroids of a film that was never made.