VIDEO, 2018, COLOR AND B&W, SOUND, 21 MINUTES
The 1971 Attica prison uprising is a signature moment of radical resistance for the American Civil Rights movement. The bloody retaking of the prison however, is an open wound. Utilizing rarely seen video recordings, Evidence of the Evidence explores this tortured history. It offers a visceral account of the events at Attica, and chronicles the mediation and narrativization of these events. In so doing, it reflects on the role that moving images play in the production of history and memory, its creation and its destruction.
SELECTED SCREENINGS
Berlin International Film Festival, Berlin, Germany
London Short Film Festival, London, UK (Jury Award: Best Documentary)
Mimesis Documentary Festival, Boulder, Colorado (Finalist: Best Short Documentary)
Camden International Film Festival, Camden, Maine
Indie Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tacoma Film Festival, Tacoma, Washington
Big Muddy Film Festival, Carbodale, IL