| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (19 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Performer |
Davey Johnson, Elijah Reed, Sarah Hollis |
| Event |
Originally produced by University of Southern California Cinematic Arts in 2017. |
| Summary |
An absurdist short comedy that follows three intersecting storylines, each of which deals with a different contemporary cultural/societal theme. Harold, a white man, is told by his doctor that nothing is wrong with him - and yet he can’t seem to find use of his legs - so he has to crawl and drag himself everywhere. Karen, meanwhile, is out to dinner with a “man-splaining” man. Each time she escapes to the bathroom to pop a pill, she returns to find that he has literally regressed in age. Michael, a young black man, finds himself at the center of a racially charged confrontation with the police after a man pulls a gun on him while declaring “I’m not a racist!” Layers of metaphor, physicalized through slapstick comedy and visual trickery paralleled between the main characters, build up to a surreal and absurd cacophony that acts as a commentary on our mutual distrust of one another, questions our definitions of sanity, and contemplates how to possibly stand up to it all. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
| Subject |
Motion pictures.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Wright, Ewen, film director.
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Johnson, Davey, actor.
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Reed, Elijah, actor.
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Hollis, Sarah, actor.
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University of Southern California Cinematic Arts (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
7310486 Kanopy |
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