Keith Sanborn Movies

1999
The Zapruder Footage: An Investigation of Consensual Hallucination
The Zapruder Footage: An Investigation of Consensual Hallucination
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Various permutations and combinations of the Zapruder footage of the assassination of JFK. Intended as an investigation of the footage as visual,...
1988
1970 or the Collapse of History in the Hysterical Sublime
1970 or the Collapse of History in the Hysterical Sublime
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8mm-to-digital and 16mm projector performance. This work includes the film NAVIGATION, which has been preserved by Anthology Film Archives.
2019
One Minute for Jonas on the Day of His Occultation
One Minute for Jonas on the Day of His Occultation
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2019, 1 min, digital
2000
For the Birds
For the Birds
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Part three of a cycle of digital video works I'm beginning to call-after Bataille-«Theory of religion, theory of ecstasy.» The other two...
1996
The Artwork in the Age of its Mechanical Reproducibility by Walter Benjamin as told to Keith Sanborn
The Artwork in the Age of its Mechanical Reproducibility by Walter Benjamin as told to Keith Sanborn
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An attempt to problematize ownership and authorship in the age of digital reproduction. Inspired by the Walter Benjamin essay of the same name and...
1982
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life
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Finally, manipulating the "natural" flow of the film image represents another kind of intrinsic interruption. I have in mind such devices as...
2024
Joan's Studio
Joan's Studio
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An exploration of Joan Jonas’s studio in Nova Scotia in August 2019, by night with torch, but no spear. Special thanks to Peggy Ahwesh for...
1988
A Public Appearance and a Statement
A Public Appearance and a Statement
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In one incredibly long take we see the arrival and disappearance of John Kennedy's body as it is delivered from Dallas aboard Air Force One.
1988
Fascination
Fascination
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1980-88, 11 min, 16mm, silent. Preserved by Anthology Film Archives. Separate digital soundtrack accompaniment.