Currency as concrete representation of economy; currency as embodiment of presence and acceptance. In Crystal Z Campbell’s mesmerising short, a woman rejects the camera’s gaze and, with bygone forms of currency attached to the ends of her hair, supports herself against a bare backdrop and expresses through passionate movement. An engrossing articulation of capital’s connection to memory and the body, this experimental film bravely uses movement and sound to say so much – without a word spoken.
– Sophie Tupholme
Also in this combined programme
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Acting Woman
Two women’s pose for a glamour shot morphs into a conspicuously aching feat of endurance. -
Hook, Spill, Cry Your Eyes Out
A headfirst rush into the capitalist, urban landscape, using dynamic camerawork and canny editing. -
El striptease de mi abuela
An intimate portrait of the filmmaker’s grandmother prompts reflections about the body, old age, touch. -
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salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears
A poem with three narrators: a teardrop, a droplet of blood and a bead of sweat. -
Go West Young Man
A 1990s video art classic, interrogating racial and gender stereotypes through generational conversation and montage. -
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2020
What was lost when the 2020 pandemic’s mask-wearing regulations estranged our mouths from our bodies? -
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2019
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2025
- Length
- 4'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
