Animal Charm: Golden Digest (1996)
Animal Charm makes videos from other people's videos. By compositing TV and reducing it to a kind of tic-ridden babble, they force television to not make sense. While this disruption is playful, it also reveals an overall 'essence' of mass culture that would not be apprehended otherwise. Videos such as Stuffing, Ashley, and Lightfoot Fever upset the hypnotic spectacle of TV viewing, revealing how advertising creates anxiety, how culture constructs "nature" and how conventional morality is dictated through seemingly neutral images. By forcing television to convulse like a raving lunatic, we might finally hear what it is actually saying.
Director: Jim Fetterley, Rich Bott
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 86 min
Release Date: January 1, 1996
Cast
- Jimmy Smits - Himself (Archival Footage)
- Gordon Lightfoot - Himself (archival footage)
Screenplay
Editing: Rich Bott, Jim Fetterley
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
collage
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Animal Charm: Golden Digest about?
- Animal Charm makes videos from other people's videos. By compositing TV and reducing it to a kind of tic-ridden babble, they force television to not make sense. While this disruption is playful, it also reveals an overall 'essence' of mass culture that would not be apprehended otherwise. Videos such as Stuffing, Ashley, and Lightfoot Fever upset the hypnotic spectacle of TV viewing, revealing how advertising creates anxiety, how culture constructs "nature" and how conventional morality is dictated through seemingly neutral images. By forcing television to convulse like a raving lunatic, we might finally hear what it is actually saying.
- Who directed Animal Charm: Golden Digest?
- Animal Charm: Golden Digest was directed by Jim Fetterley, Rich Bott.
- Who stars in Animal Charm: Golden Digest?
- Animal Charm: Golden Digest stars Jimmy Smits, Gordon Lightfoot.
- How long is Animal Charm: Golden Digest?
- Animal Charm: Golden Digest has a runtime of 1h 26m (86 minutes).
- What genre is Animal Charm: Golden Digest?
- Animal Charm: Golden Digest is a Documentary film.
- Where was Animal Charm: Golden Digest produced?
- Animal Charm: Golden Digest was produced in United States of America.