Blind Country
This collaborative video project is based on a short story by H.G. Wells called "The Country of the Blind"—about a man who travels to a country of blind people and attempts to dominate their sensual, feminine culture with his male, sight-derived power. Following this theme, "Blind Country" begins with animated fruit dancing over Mike Kelley's body and the admonition of "Northerners" to "refill the quickly emptying sack." In the male-dominated land of the North, candy-spurting pinatas stand as phallic symbols. Presumably castrated, and stripped of his authority, Kelley acts the buffoon as he is led through the murky land of the South, a "female," earthy, "realm of the senses" opposing the phallocentric world of the North.
Year: 1989
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Director: Ericka Beckman
Cast: Mike Kelley, Bob Gibson, Aura Rosenberg, Lolly Lincoln, Amanda Katz, Ian Bearce
Crew: Ericka Beckman (Director), Mike Kelley (Script), Jan Callahan (Production Assistant), Adam Gilmore (Production Assistant), Joe Briganti (Other), Bruce Darby (Music)
Runtime: 21 minutes
Release: Jan 01, 1989
IMDb: 6.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 0
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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