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This is the truth / Doug Hall.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Narration (Rhetoric).
- Communication.
- Genre:
- Short films.
- Experimental films.
- Video art.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (4 minutes)) : sound, color
- Contained In:
- EAI online catalogue (Electronic Arts Intermix)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Electronic Arts Intermix, 1982.
- System Details:
- digital
- video file
- Summary:
- "Political hyperbole and media rhetoric are the focus of This is the Truth, in which Hall confronts the calculated platitudes and contrived gestures that signify "truth" in a media-saturated society. In a characterization that is part dictator and part preacher, Hall, flanked by emblematic red banners, recites a litany of clichés: "Mind your superiors... Obey the laws... Leave politics to the politicians..." The monotonous repetition of these aphorisms imbues them with a sinister, Orwellian ambiguity. Through theatricality and spectacle, this work continues Hall's investigation of the manipulation of images and language as signs of power."-- Electronic Arts Intermix website.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on March 6, 2025).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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