Critical Writing Index

Polar Recap

by Ann Kaneko

Afterimage, Nov. 1994, v. 22, no. 4, pp. 4-5

Ann Kaneko reviews the 40th Annual Robert Flaherty Seminar, which consists of two programs showcasing films, videos, and video installations. L. Somi Roy curates the main program which features Asian and Asian American work, while Erik Barnouw and Patricia Zimmermann collaborated on the retrospective program. Kaneko writes that "[i]nstead of complementing or contextualizing each other, these two programs seemed to polarize generations and perspectives regarding documentary." (4)

ITEM 1994.109 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Uski Roti (A Day's Bread) – Mani Kaul

The Cloud Door – Mani Kaul

Dhrupad – Mani Kaul

Siddeshwari – Mani Kaul

"Great Mother" video series (1983-1989) – Mako Idemitsu

Revolutions Happen Like Refrains in a Song – Nick Deocampo

Memories of Old Manila – Nick Deocampo

Isaak – Nick Deocampo

White Christmas – Michael Magnali

Paradise View – Takamine Go

Leaving Bakul Bagan – Sandeep Bhusan Ray

Flow – Yau Ching

Toc Storee – Ming-Yuen S. Ma

A Paddle and a Compass – Shani Mootoo

The Wild Woman in the Woods – Shani Mootoo

Opium – Seungho Cho

Memory Blinked Three Times – Seungho Cho

The Island with Striped Sky – Seungho Cho

Sadgati (Deliverance) – Satyajit Ray

Tongues Untied – Marlon Riggs