Bessie Cohen, Survivor of 1911 Shirtwaist Fire
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An obituary whittles one’s social contribution down to its barest form and the last ninety years of a life become eclipsed by an escape from a burning building, the site of one of the worst industrial disasters in US history. Like all obituaries, this is a selective interpretation of a rich and complex life. The Obituary Project, an ongoing series with some fifteen elegiac shorts completed to date, rearranges the contours of biography by acknowledging the attributes by which we learn to recognize and which become markers of authentic life.
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Hope Tucker (their other films)
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| Producer: Hope Tucker |
Genre: Documentary |
| Country: USA |
Copyright Year: 2000 |
| Original Format: dv |
Color Type: B&W/Color |
| Sound Type: Magnetic Stereo |
Length: 00:03:00 |
| Original Language: No Dialogue |
Subtitle Language: English |
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The Obituary Project screenings include the Director’s Lounge, Berlin; Ukrainian Museum of Modern Art, Chicago; WTTW Chicago Public Television; Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles; Athens Film and Video Festival; Ann Arbor Film Festival; Portland International Film Festival, Oregon; Onion City Experimental Festival, Chicago; MIX NYC; Dallas Video Fest; Milwaukee Underground Film Festival; MadCat Women’s International Film Festival, San Francisco; and Images Toronto. |
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