Self Portrait Post Mortem (2002)
An unearthed time capsule consisting of footage of the maker's youthful self – an “exquisite corpse” with nature as collaborator. Bourque buried random out-takes from her first three films (all staged productions dealing with her family) in the backyard of her ancestral home (adjoining the grounds of a former cemetery) with the ambivalent intentions of both safe-keeping and unloading them (she was relocating). Upon examining the footage five years later she found that the material contained images of herself captured during the making of her first film. That discovery seemed handed over like a gift and prompted the making of this film, a metaphysical pas-de-deux in which decay undermines the image and in the process engenders a transmutation.
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- What is Self Portrait Post Mortem about?
- An unearthed time capsule consisting of footage of the maker's youthful self – an “exquisite corpse” with nature as collaborator. Bourque buried random out-takes from her first three films (all staged productions dealing with her family) in the backyard of her ancestral home (adjoining the grounds of a former cemetery) with the ambivalent intentions of both safe-keeping and unloading them (she was relocating). Upon examining the footage five years later she found that the material contained images of herself captured during the making of her first film. That discovery seemed handed over like a gift and prompted the making of this film, a metaphysical pas-de-deux in which decay undermines the image and in the process engenders a transmutation.
- Who directed Self Portrait Post Mortem?
- Self Portrait Post Mortem was directed by Louise Bourque.
- How long is Self Portrait Post Mortem?
- Self Portrait Post Mortem has a runtime of 3m (3 minutes).
- What genre is Self Portrait Post Mortem?
- Self Portrait Post Mortem is a Documentary film.
- Where was Self Portrait Post Mortem produced?
- Self Portrait Post Mortem was produced in Canada.