Film

Perils

1986 · 4m

The condensed filmic work of Abigail Child, borrowing strategies from found footage, Appropriation Art, Language Poetry and experimental music, stands a a landmark in the experimental cinema of the 1980's. The processing of interruption and fragmentation inform the series IS THIS WHAT YOU WERE BORN FOR?, reactivating the stakes of montage applied in different artistic practices.

• Abigail ChildDirector

Release date

March 10, 1986

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

4m

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