Film

The Broken Rule

1979 · 27m

“THE BROKEN RULE is my reaction to the American education system, where learning blocks must be acquired by the group before any individual can progress to the next level. My film pictures learning blocks as relay races conducted by male players, where the girls are scores, and the goal is to enter the working world by the end of the game. Mike Kelley, the lead player in my film, makes a ritual out of his mistakes to escape the consequences of his mistakes. In this film, one person’s work is another person’s play, and play creates competition, a component of work.” — E.B. 1979

Mike Kelley

Matt Mullican

• Ericka BeckmanDirector

Release date

January 1, 1979

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

27m