atomic bomb, apocalyptic visions, post-war anxiety, the end of History,
experimental film
these expressions circumscribe the topos of a paper that i'm trying to write
for a course in experimental film. this project has been sitting on the
corner of my desk for several months and it's high time to get working on
it, but i'd like to save myself the trouble of renting stacks of tapes in
search of mushroom clouds. can anyone name some experimental films that
might be interesting within the above-mentioned context? recommended
readings would also be appreciated. ultimately, it would be nice to develop
a thesis linking essential aspects of the genre itself to the same
widespread social anxieties. i mean, is it just me? does not the image of
the mushroom cloud seem particularly well-suited to the experimental genre?
why is this?
thanks in advance,
matthew hodgins
montréal, québec
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