Psycho samba

Australia, 1999

Artwork
A still image from Psycho samba

‘Suddenly a bolt of electricity sprang forth from the screen and hit me in the head, scorching my forehead with uncanny resemblance of a burn that looked like a human eye. I could hear a buzzing in my ears, my newly formed third eye then began to secrete a special metallic-tasting liquid, as I saw visions of atomic bomb mushroom clouds.’ - Ian Haig (Chicago Underground Film Fest)

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Credits

creator

Ian Haig

Duration

00:03:22:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1999

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1001960

Language

English

Audience classification

Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Object Types

Artwork

Materials

Single channel moving image, black and white and audio

Holdings

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

Collected

3 times

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