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Optic nerve
- Title
- Optic nerve [motion picture] / Barbara Hammer.
- Publication
- New York : B. Hammer, 1985.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | C.1 REEL 1 OF 1 | Moving image | By appointment only | M16 3837 O C.1 REEL 1 OF 1 C.1 REEL 1 OF 1 | Offsite |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Hammer, Barbara.
- Description
- 1 film reel (16 min.) : sd., col.; 16 mm.
- Summary
- Hammer's "surrealistic documentary" is a personal reflection on aging and death. The camera is the unseen eye that follows Hammer's 97-year-old grandmother down the corridors of a nursing home and up the aisles of a supermarket. The filmmaker uses the optical printer to present fragmented and layered imagery indicative of Anna's "internal consciousness, the essence of her optic nerve." In the end, Hammer's hand enters the frame touching the dying woman.
- Subjects
- Credits (note)
- Producer, director, Barbara Hammer.
- Title
- Optic nerve [motion picture] / Barbara Hammer.
- Imprint
- New York : B. Hammer, 1985.
- Credits
- Producer, director, Barbara Hammer.
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- Added Author
- Hammer, Barbara.
- Branch Call Number
- M16 3837 O