There are traces in all of them of appropriation and pastiche, irony, as well as a reworking of history with social constructionism very much in mind. Definitively breaking with older humanist approaches and the films and tapes that accompanied identity politics, these works are irreverent, energetic, alternately minimalist and excessive. Above all, they’re full of [...]
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And now for something completely different
Jess + Moss was definitely the quirkiest selection I saw at the Little Rock Film Festival this year, but unlike a lot of other contemporary films with quirk, it had heart to back it up. It was as moving as Happy New Year, but for no damn good [...]
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Little Rock’s Fifth Annual Film Festival
I recently attended the burgeoning Little Rock Film Festival in Little Rock, AR. While the event itself was exciting, and there were a number of good movies, one film stood out immediately as a highlight of both the festival and the year. K. Lorrel Manning’s Happy New Year is [...]
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The kingdom of the Father is spread out upon the Earth, and men do not see it.—The Gospel of Thomas
Like video games, experimental video art poses a unique critical challenge. In what way do you approach such dense, ambiguous, and sealed-off works—art that is almost airtight? However, when the emotional [...]
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