The Continuing Story of Carel and Ferd (1975)
A fascinating hybrid of performance and video verité, The Continuing Story of Carel and Ferd introduces Carel and Ferd, a couple who allowed Ginsberg to produce an ongoing documentary record of the intimate moments of their relationship. Carel, a porn actress, and Ferd, a drug addict, invite the camera to participate in their wedding, their sex life, and their break-up. Produced before the landmark PBS documentary An American Family introduced television audiences to the live-in camera — and many decades before the ubiquity of reality television — this document raises questions about the relationship between subject and camera, privacy and manipulation. Originally presented as an installation, this one-hour version, which includes interviews with Carel, Ferd and Ginsberg, was distilled from thirty hours of footage recorded from 1970 to 1975. - Electronic Arts Intermix
Cast
- Ferd Eggan - Himself
- Carel Rowe - Herself
Themes
Behind the Scenes of Sports: Documentary Stories
Keywords
1970s, camera, bisexuality, wedding, historical, documentary filmmaking, videotape, social & cultural documentary, queer, sov, documentary, seventies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Continuing Story of Carel and Ferd about?
- A fascinating hybrid of performance and video verité, The Continuing Story of Carel and Ferd introduces Carel and Ferd, a couple who allowed Ginsberg to produce an ongoing documentary record of the intimate moments of their relationship. Carel, a porn actress, and Ferd, a drug addict, invite the camera to participate in their wedding, their sex life, and their break-up. Produced before the landmark PBS documentary An American Family introduced television audiences to the live-in camera — and many decades before the ubiquity of reality television — this document raises questions about the relationship between subject and camera, privacy and manipulation. Originally presented as an installation, this one-hour version, which includes interviews with Carel, Ferd and Ginsberg, was distilled from thirty hours of footage recorded from 1970 to 1975. - Electronic Arts Intermix
- Who directed The Continuing Story of Carel and Ferd?
- The Continuing Story of Carel and Ferd was directed by Arthur Ginsberg.
- Who stars in The Continuing Story of Carel and Ferd?
- The Continuing Story of Carel and Ferd stars Ferd Eggan, Carel Rowe.
- How long is The Continuing Story of Carel and Ferd?
- The Continuing Story of Carel and Ferd has a runtime of 59m (59 minutes).
- What genre is The Continuing Story of Carel and Ferd?
- The Continuing Story of Carel and Ferd is a Documentary, Drama film.
- What are the themes of The Continuing Story of Carel and Ferd?
- The themes of The Continuing Story of Carel and Ferd include: Behind the Scenes of Sports: Documentary Stories.