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    Live Wire

    • 1982
    • 00h 07m 05s
    • Alex Poruchnyk
    • Rent $200
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    Synopsis

    An exercise of choice in a system where the paradox is that you always have one. The problem of certain alternatives is only realized by people with their backs to the wall.

    Categories

    • Experimental,
    • Short

    Shooting Format

    • Umatic (3/4")

    Languages

    • English

    Additional Details

    • Voice-Over,
    • Colour,
    • Sound

    Available Subtitle

    • None

    Region

    • Manitoba

    Screening Formats

    • DVD,
    • 3/4 tape (umatic),
    • H.264

    Credits

    • Artist: Alex Poruchnyk

    Provided By

    • Video Pool Media Arts Centre

    More By Alex Poruchnyk

    Falling

    • 2013
    • Alex Poruchnyk

    “Falling” is an experimental documentary from Alex Poruchnyk’s ongoing project on 14 acres of treed land, beside Lake Winnipeg, titled “Floating and Falling.” “Through the process of filming the forest he began to see the forest as being about complex relationships often acted out between individuals (trees or other vegetation usually) and that reading the landscape is really about uncovering these relationships in time. “ Richard Perron

    Falling

    Dock-Watch-Bay

    • 2002
    • Alex Poruchnyk

    Weather vanes can be looked at for the promise of good weather and smooth sailing or with concern, Sailor take Warning.

    Dock-Watch-Bay

    The Chair

    • 1979
    • Alex Poruchnyk

    Chained to a chair ... mouth taped over ... a key hangs before you. Who will act? Who will set you free? Who will take responsibility for your actions?

    The Chair

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    • 2004
    • Erika Lincoln

    Shuffle examines the role electronic connectivity and electronic signals play in human perception.

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