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  • Song of the Cicadas (2014)
  • Short | 30 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
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Song of the Cicadas (2014)
Short | 30 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Based on an idea from David Rothenberg's book 'Bug Music'(St Martins Press) Song of the Cicadas is an experimental film which explores the metaphors evoked by comparing the incarceration of an American political prisoner (Timothy Blunk, ...See moreBased on an idea from David Rothenberg's book 'Bug Music'(St Martins Press) Song of the Cicadas is an experimental film which explores the metaphors evoked by comparing the incarceration of an American political prisoner (Timothy Blunk, Resistance Conspiracy Case) with the periodical cicada. Influenced by the philosophy of John Cage, Song of the Cicadas uses chance operations and the concept of silence, to build a poetic narrative that questions the prison system and medias role in surveillance. Filmed in an historic prison during a Cicada emergence in Virginia, Song of the Cicadas finds poetry to resolve the crisis of terrorism. Written by Anonymous See less
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Composer
David Rothenberg
Cinematographer
Richard Knox Robinson
Editor
Richard Knox Robinson
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Updated Dec 31, 2014
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Nov 6, 2014 (United States)

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