Flat is beautiful

United States, 1998

Artwork

Partly shot in Pixelvision and partly in Super 8 and using a combination of hand-drawn masks, animation and live action, this experimental film explores the theme of gender identity through the eyes of androgenous 11-year-old Taylor (Sammy Steel).

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Credits

director

Sadie Benning

Duration

00:49:48:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1998

Appears in

Group of items

Videoworks of Sadie Benning. Volume 3

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2000280

Language

English

Audience classification

Mediatheque - not for children (ACMI classified)

Subject categories

Animation

Digital Art

Experimental

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Object Types

Artwork

Materials

Single channel moving image, black and white and audio

Holdings

Digital Betacam [NTSC]; Master

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

VHS [PAL]; Copy

MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

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