Rodney King, a black man, was brutally assaulted by the police in 1991. The event was filmed and broadcast. Yet the police were acquitted at the trial, in spite of overwhelming evidence, by a completely white jury. Pauser and Söderberg use their own images and appropriated material from various TV channels. (Filmform)
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all-around junior male
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Abu Ammar Is Coming
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Touch of Inga
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The Mourning of the Sea
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Black and White Film
A woman reveals her naked body and gradually paints it. When she has become invisible, the film fades to total darkness. (Light Cone)
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Untitled, 1925
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Remedies – Rongoã
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Just
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The Radio Wave of Blood Beneath the Dirt Ice and Flowers
An alchemical process of elevation becoming a worship of energy. Dirt, ice, liquids, flowers and the shape of blood are the words in this poem. (RE
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Jillian Dressing
While looking in a mirror, a woman adjusts her hair and clothing. The film examines the construction of female appearance. (Circuit)
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Die Pferde des Rittmeisters
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Last Light Breaking
The images seem possessed by the memories of those passed away. This film is an examination of the ties that formed beyond the last light.
Film details
- Country of production
- Sweden
- Year
- 1995
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2017
- Length
- 4"
- Medium/Format
- File
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