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    • Live Wire

    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

    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 Man in the Box

    • 1981
    • Alex Poruchnyk

    An endeavor to set up a communication that really matters. The man in the box tries to break down the distance from the viewer by becoming isolated in a concrete structure. The communication out is via camera to monitor mounted outside the concrete enclosure. The communication in is a microphone outside to an amplifier inside the box. Ultimately, the communication breaks down when water from the casting leaks into the enclosure and short-circuits the system. The audience witnesses a failure to c

    The Man in the Box

    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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