Something Went Click

The origin story of my mother's struggle with manic-depression (aka bipolar disorder): the rural prairie in the 1950s, an old boys’ club of “deciders,” a puzzling disease about which little was known. I interviewed my mother in 2000, using a DV camera, but never managed to complete a piece I was satisfied with. After her death, I rephotographed a singular gesture from that video interview onto high-con film (Kodak 3378), then developed cyanotypes from and optically printed (including direct bi-packing with leaves) those sequences onto Kodak 50D.

Director: Caryn Cline
Runtime: 4 min
Original Language: en
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What is Something Went Click about?
The origin story of my mother's struggle with manic-depression (aka bipolar disorder): the rural prairie in the 1950s, an old boys’ club of “deciders,” a puzzling disease about which little was known. I interviewed my mother in 2000, using a DV camera, but never managed to complete a piece I was satisfied with. After her death, I rephotographed a singular gesture from that video interview onto high-con film (Kodak 3378), then developed cyanotypes from and optically printed (including direct bi-packing with leaves) those sequences onto Kodak 50D.
Who directed Something Went Click?
Something Went Click was directed by Caryn Cline.
How long is Something Went Click?
Something Went Click has a runtime of 4m (4 minutes).