Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word (2022)
This video by Coco Fusco includes footage of the artist traveling by boat around Hart Island, the site of New York’s public cemetery that was operated by the city’s department of corrections until October 1, 2021. Since 1869, prison labor has been used to bury more than a million New Yorkers in mass graves on the island. Many individuals have been buried anonymously—especially during epidemics. Fusco’s video features a meditation she wrote on the conditions of the current pandemic and is performed by poet Pamela Sneed.
Director: Coco Fusco
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 12 min
Release Date: April 6, 2022
Cast
Country: United States of America
Original Language: en
Keywords
poetry
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word about?
- This video by Coco Fusco includes footage of the artist traveling by boat around Hart Island, the site of New York’s public cemetery that was operated by the city’s department of corrections until October 1, 2021. Since 1869, prison labor has been used to bury more than a million New Yorkers in mass graves on the island. Many individuals have been buried anonymously—especially during epidemics. Fusco’s video features a meditation she wrote on the conditions of the current pandemic and is performed by poet Pamela Sneed.
- Who directed Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word?
- Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word was directed by Coco Fusco.
- Who stars in Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word?
- Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word stars Pamela Sneed.
- How long is Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word?
- Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word has a runtime of 12m (12 minutes).
- What genre is Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word?
- Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word is a Documentary film.
- Where was Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word produced?
- Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word was produced in United States of America.