Hands Across the Border (1978)

Hands Across the Border (1978) poster

Hands Across The Border was a seven city slow scan collaboration. With participation from Paul Wong, Sharon Levett & Daryl Lacey, Video Inn, Vancouver;Randall Lyon & Gus Nelson, Televista Projects, Memphis; Sharon Grace, Video Free America, Berkeley Art Museum, U.C.; Peggy Cady, Bill Bartlett, Chas Leckie. Open Space, Victoria; Felix Partz, Jorge Zontal & Willoughby Sharp, General Idea, Toronto; Liza Bear & Robin Winters, Center for New Art Activities, NY.; et al. Slow-scan television equipment used a computerised memory to sample a picture from a television camera every few seconds, “freeze” it and send it down a telephone line as an audio signal. The machines could only be used between two points at a time. At the receiving end, the signal was decoded and slowly scanned out a still frame on a television monitor.

Director: Liza Bear, Sharon Levett, Paul Wong, Peggy Cady, Robin Winters, Sharon Grace, Randall Lyon, Gus Nelson, Willoughby Sharp, Daryl Lacey, Jorge Zontal, Chas Leckie, Bill Bartlett, Felix Partz
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Production: Video Inn Vancouver, Televista Projects, Video Free America, Open Space Films, General Idea, Center for New Art Activities
Country: Canada, United States of America
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Liza Bear, Sharon Levett, Paul Wong, Peggy Cady, Robin Winters, Sharon Grace, Randall Lyon, Gus Nelson, Willoughby Sharp, Daryl Lacey, Jorge Zontal, Chas Leckie, Bill Bartlett, Felix Partz

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Hands Across the Border about?
Hands Across The Border was a seven city slow scan collaboration. With participation from Paul Wong, Sharon Levett & Daryl Lacey, Video Inn, Vancouver;Randall Lyon & Gus Nelson, Televista Projects, Memphis; Sharon Grace, Video Free America, Berkeley Art Museum, U.C.; Peggy Cady, Bill Bartlett, Chas Leckie. Open Space, Victoria; Felix Partz, Jorge Zontal & Willoughby Sharp, General Idea, Toronto; Liza Bear & Robin Winters, Center for New Art Activities, NY.; et al. Slow-scan television equipment used a computerised memory to sample a picture from a television camera every few seconds, “freeze” it and send it down a telephone line as an audio signal. The machines could only be used between two points at a time. At the receiving end, the signal was decoded and slowly scanned out a still frame on a television monitor.
Who directed Hands Across the Border?
Hands Across the Border was directed by Liza Bear, Sharon Levett, Paul Wong, Peggy Cady, Robin Winters, Sharon Grace, Randall Lyon, Gus Nelson, Willoughby Sharp, Daryl Lacey, Jorge Zontal, Chas Leckie, Bill Bartlett, Felix Partz.
Where was Hands Across the Border produced?
Hands Across the Border was produced in Canada, United States of America.