Sink or swim / by Su Friedrich.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Friedrich, Su

Contributor:

Kanopy (Firm)

Series:

Films of Su Friedrich

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fathers and daughters.

Biographical films.

Experimental films.

Physical Description:

3 online resources (3 video files, 48 min.) : digital, stereo., sound, black & white, some color.

Other Title:

Cool hand, warm heart

Scar tissue

Place of Publication:

[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

digital

video file MPEG-4 Flash

Summary:

A contemporary classic and a landmark in autobiographical filmmaking, 'Sink or Swim' is an unflinching account of the highly charged relationship between a daughter and her father. Through a series of twenty-six short stories, a young girl chronicles the childhood events that shaped her ideas about fatherhood, family relations, work and play. As the stories unfold, a dual portrait emerges: that of a father who cared more for his career than for his family, and of a daughter who was deeply affected by his behavior. Working in counterpoint to the forceful text are sensual black and white images that depict both the extraordinary and ordinary events of daily life. This formally complex and emotionally intense film is fraught with tension, ambivalence and love. --Kanopy.

Contents:

Ep. 1. Sink or swim: A contemporary classic and a landmark in autobiographical filmmaking, 'Sink or Swim' is an unflinching account of the highly charged relationship between a daughter and her father.

ep. 2. Cool hands, warm heart: A study in performance, voyeurism and the spectator. Private acts become public spectacles on a stage in a crowded street as women perform the familiar rituals of daily life.

ep. 3. Scar tissue uses two sets of images

of men and women in midtown Manhattan and is structured so as to reproduce what is essential in the original event but also to undermine the original event.

Notes:

This playlist incudes two Bonus Features: 'Cool hands, warm heart' and Scar tissue.

Awards: Grand Prix, Kino Awards, 1991 Melbourne Film Festival --Golden Gate Award, Best of "New Visions" Category, 1991 San Francisco Film Festival --Gold Jurors Choice Award, 1993 Charlotte Film and Video Festival --Best Experimental Film, 1991 USA Short Film and Video Festival --Special Jury Award, 1991 Atlanta Film Festival --Jurors Citation Award, 1991 Black Maria Film Festival.

Originally produced by Outcast Films in 1990.

OCLC:

897768867

Publisher Number:

1074299 Kanopy

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.