Split Decision

Split Decision

10 | 1979-01-01 | Drama Animation

This film is a scrambled narrative that illustrates, in soap opera fashion, life of artists in Lower Manhattan and at the same time dramatizes questions about the nature of filmic representation. Split decision is a boxing term used when the judges divide their votes in finding a winner. In this case the fight is between the two heroes of the film who are seen intermittently in a bar, negotiating a pick-up, and at home, breaking up in a domestic quarrel. The fight is also in the telling, between modes of conventional representation and modes of radical representation - between conventional continuity editing, and abstraction created through computer generated grids. The film features an appearance by Carolee Schneemann and digital imaging from before the era of personal computers.

Featured Crew

Bill Brand Director
Kathleen King Assistant Director
Tom Siegel Camera Operator
Pamela Yates Assistant Camera
Helene Kaplan Sound Recordist
Mike Penland Sound Recordist
Felix Kutlik Lighting Technician
Lauren Abrams Producer
Mike Dooley Producer
Barbara Mayfield Producer

Cast

Images

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