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Imagining Place

Year :
1999
Color :
Color
Running Time :
35 min
  • 16mm
  • Experimental
  • Politics
  • History
  • Society
  • Human Interest

Synopsis

For one year, with a curious eye and a curious mind, the filmmaker asks herself and a cross-section of individuals, “What does belonging feel like in America?” Amidst increasing social, technological and environmental fragmentation, Imagining Place invites audiences to examine their internal and external sense of place.

Source: Anita Wen-Shin Chang's website
http://anitachangworks.com/?page_id=19

Director Statement

As a recent member of a diaspora, I have always been curious as to what belonging feels like for people. The mark of a new century seems like an appropriate time for individuals to contemplate the film’s main theme: belonging. While it is held together by the chronological journal writings of the filmmaker, an Asian American woman, it reaches beyond cultural boundaries in that a diverse cross-section of individuals also speak about belonging. Aspects of race, ethnicity, age, gender and class are inevitably raised in the discussion of belonging; however, the film reaches further into the complexity of the human condition that existed long ago.

In terms of its formal aspects, I wanted to create a more impressionistic and poetic relationship with the subject matter. I assembled aural, visual, written and verbal language in order to create new and multiple meanings, multiple narratives and a more visceral and introspective viewing experience. Some of these techniques included re-photography, hand-processing, sound design and working collaboratively with Chicago-based experimental musician, Bundy K. Brown.

Source: Anita Wen-Shin Chang's website
http://anitachangworks.com/?page_id=19

Festivals & Awards

2003 Women Make Waves Film Festival
2003 Women Make Waves Film Festival

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