A lil information about Jean Genet that Carl presented to us before we started the viewings for the day. Jean Genet 1910-1986, theif, prostitute, vagabond, prisoner, homosexual, saint, novelist, playwrite, filmmaker, advocat, activist. "He eludes lables, gives simpithy to those without power. " One of the most admired French writers. One of Jean Genet's films "UN CHAT D'AMOUR" (1950) A short film by Genet set in prison about depression, two men who have never seen each other, yet there cells are right next to each other and the pine after each other yet they can never be together. " The past is modifyed by memorie."
Frederic Moffet - "Jean Genet in Chicago" : B& W film, in French, English subtitles.
This film both used stock footage from news reels and tv specials about the events that occured at the Democratic convention in Chicago 1968; And actors who wore paper masks of who the repressented in the film. I did not know to much about the events of Chicago 1968, but it was a real eye-opener to see young hippie getting beaten for camping in a park illegally by the citys police. The looks on the cops face as they brought down their billy clubs in rage at the young activists was a shock to see, yet see young hippies turning over cars and starting fires in the city and park also kept watching because it made me wonder during the whole movie, why my dad said the 60's were the best time to be alive. I liked this piece because i think it presented a piece of our countrys history in a way that could only be done and that was by viewing actual events of what happened in Chicago 1968.
More Then Meets the Eye: Remaking Jane Fonda by Scott Stark.
He exercises to Jane Fonda, started as a spoff film of Jane Fondas then moved to more of a tribute film, a reflection on Jane Fonda's political statments on the vietnam war and her own bio about growing up. This replaced the spectical of Scott Stark working out in his corney gray gym pants and red long sleve shirt to Jane Fonda's working out tape. As we watched the movie i saw that personal facts about Jane Fonda were presented horizontally on the screen and her political views of the vietnam war were presented vertically on the screen in the film. I didn't know that Jane Fonda was so politically active during vietnam and then the 1980's roled around and she became a work out celeb. When you think about the amount of time spent on this film and the amount of work that Scott Starks put into this film, it kind of makes you wonder how good of an artist you really have to be to be able to make a spoff fun. Even when we saw him working out to the video in all of the different locations it was fun instead of annoying because i am not so sure that he was going for a cheap laugh but to present how serious Jane Fonda felt about the vietnam war, her personal battles with her own body, and her own up coming with her work out videos.
The last video we viewed for the day was , " A Stranger Comes To Town" By Jacqueline Goss. An animated Documentry, Jacqueline Goss was the filmmaker responsible for There There Square" . In this film Jacqueline Goss interviewed 6 people about their experiance coming to America. Through Animation, and using Machinima through the game, "World of War craft". In this film the interviewies were never scene in person, only through animation or through their avatare they created for the game. This was an interesting way to shoot the film, but i felt as though the movie wasn't finished. I don't know if Jacqueline Goss said what she wanted to get out or if she was trying to say something else that i wasn't picking up on. But for the most part i got the feeling that for an outsider to come into America now adays you are made to feel alien because of the security blanket we have wrapped around our selves. I like Jacqueline Goss's work but as far as this movie went i thought that it made some good points but was a bit novel in it's approach but this film needs some more work.
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