Release Date

01 Oct, 1988

Runtime

00:07: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Phrases of Stephen Foster, set to music by Joel Heartling, are set to film in this autobiographical piece: a solitary female voice, occasionally joined by a chorus, sings phrases of sorrow as we watch a solitary man in shadows in an unadorned house: he stretches out, he picks his feet, he walks across a room, he rocks in a chair. Occasionally he watches two young children at play; the film sometimes speeds up. Handwritten words, like "dark void" and "waiting longing," cross the screen. Film and phrases often come in short bursts. Outdoor it looks gray and cold.

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Actors

Stan Brakhage

Bearthm Brakhage

Neowyn Brakhage

Rarc Brakhage

Crew

Stan Brakhage

Joel Haertling