When We Were Monsters (2020)
The starting point was a video tape of projection footage made by the artist Gretchen Bender, who turned clinical images of infections, deformities, and morbid injuries into an abject flicker film. Reinke and Richards expanded Bender’s medical gaze into a broader perspective, combining new sequences and animations, interweaving them to produce a film with a rich soundtrack of audio and spoken word.
Director: Steve Reinke, James Richards
Runtime: 21 min
Release Date: January 26, 2020
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is When We Were Monsters about?
- The starting point was a video tape of projection footage made by the artist Gretchen Bender, who turned clinical images of infections, deformities, and morbid injuries into an abject flicker film. Reinke and Richards expanded Bender’s medical gaze into a broader perspective, combining new sequences and animations, interweaving them to produce a film with a rich soundtrack of audio and spoken word.
- Who directed When We Were Monsters?
- When We Were Monsters was directed by Steve Reinke, James Richards.
- How long is When We Were Monsters?
- When We Were Monsters has a runtime of 21m (21 minutes).