Film

Discharge

2008 · 8m

“[This video was made while] both Guagnini and Preiss were undergoing and studying Reichian therapy; developed by psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich, this form of therapy is used to attenuate tension (and therefore, trauma) through very quick breath and eye movements. Preiss’s sharp editing is key in embodying Reichian techniques through film, while much of the repressed trauma informing Guagnini’s performance references a history of the dictatorship in his native Argentina in the 1970s and 80s.” –MISHKIN GALLERY

• Jeff PreissDirector
• Nicolás GuagniniDirector

Release date

January 1, 2008

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

8m

Rated

NR