The Grand Bizarre
MovieTitle | The Grand Bizarre |
User score | 6.6 |
Release date | Aug 3, 2018 |
Genre | Documentary, Animation |
Director | Jodie Mack |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Havard University, Dartmouth Film & Media Studies |
Run time | 61 min. |
A kinetic journey through the graphic motifs of textiles paired with figures and landscapes to explore the technological development of fabric production and consumption alongside systems of visual and spoken language. The piece investigates recurring graphic symbols and how their cross-cultural appropriation functions within a global economy.