Quality Control (2011)

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Quality Control consists of a series of 16mm single take shots filmed in the summer of 2010,over a two day period, in a dry cleaners facility in Pritchard, Alabama, near Mobile, Quality Control exhibits the acts as well the conditions around labor and showcases, in Everson's words "the fine folks of Alabama producing a superior product." It is similar stylistically, in form and rhythm, to certain scenarios in Everson's award-winning and critically acclaimed previous films, including Erie (IFFR 2010) and in thematic concerns to several other short form works which follow the daily, quotidian tasks of workers in rest and in motion, and is an oblique sequel, ten years hence, to Everson's Creative Capital granted project A Week in the Hole (2001), which focused on an employee's adjustment to materials, time, space and personnel. - Written by Madeleine Molyneaux, producer

Director: Kevin Jerome Everson
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 71 min
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Screenplay

Cinematography: Kevin Jerome Everson
Editing: Kevin Jerome Everson
Production: Picture Palace Pictures, Trich Arts
Country: United States of America
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Quality Control about?
Quality Control consists of a series of 16mm single take shots filmed in the summer of 2010,over a two day period, in a dry cleaners facility in Pritchard, Alabama, near Mobile, Quality Control exhibits the acts as well the conditions around labor and showcases, in Everson's words "the fine folks of Alabama producing a superior product." It is similar stylistically, in form and rhythm, to certain scenarios in Everson's award-winning and critically acclaimed previous films, including Erie (IFFR 2010) and in thematic concerns to several other short form works which follow the daily, quotidian tasks of workers in rest and in motion, and is an oblique sequel, ten years hence, to Everson's Creative Capital granted project A Week in the Hole (2001), which focused on an employee's adjustment to materials, time, space and personnel. - Written by Madeleine Molyneaux, producer
Who directed Quality Control?
Quality Control was directed by Kevin Jerome Everson.
How long is Quality Control?
Quality Control has a runtime of 1h 11m (71 minutes).
What genre is Quality Control?
Quality Control is a Documentary film.
Where was Quality Control produced?
Quality Control was produced in United States of America.