The video revolution of the 1970s offered unprecedented access to the moving image for artists and performers. This Is Not a Dream explores the legacies of this revolution and its continued impact on contemporary art and performance. Charting a path across four decades of avant-garde experiment and radical escapism, This Is Not a Dream traces the influences of Andy Warhol, John Waters and Jack Smith to the perverted frontiers of YouTube and Chatroulette, taking in subverted talk shows and soap operas, streetwalker fashions and glittery magic penises along the way.

Dickie Beau

• Gavin ButtDirector
• Ben WaltersDirector

This Is Not A Dream (Trailer)

Release date

October 20, 2012

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 58m

Genres

Documentary

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