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Summary:

"Barbara Hammer turns to underwater explorations and uninhabited landscapes, placing the female gaze behind the camera in these adventuresome films from the early 80s."--Container.
Pools: A physical experience of swimming in the pools of architect Julia Morgan at the Hearst Castle, California.
Pond & waterfall: The camera eye is like an amphibian that sees on two levels in its underwater journey from a safe pond down to a violent, turbulent ocean.
Stone circles: Pre-historic stone cultures, dolmens and Druid rock formations, including Stonehenge, come to life in this film poem.
Bent time: A one-point perspective visual path across the US beginning inside a linear accelerator and traveling to such high-energy locations as the home of an ancient sun calendar in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico; the site of Ohio Valley Mound cultures; the Golden Gate and Brooklyn Bridges; and beyond.

Table of Contents:

• Pools (1981; 9 min.)
• Pond & waterfall (1982; 15 min.; silent)
• Stone circles (1983; 12 min.)
• Bent time (1983; 22 min.).

Contributors:

Hammer, Barbara , filmmaker

Klutinis, Barbara , filmmaker

Oliveros, Pauline, 1932-2016 , composer

Language Notes:

One film silent, others with only musical accompaniment.

Subjects:

Swimming pools

Underwater exploration

Stone circles

Landscapes

Genres:

Motion pictures

Experimental films

Silent films

Short films

System Details:

DVD-R; LPCM 2.0 sound.
NOTICE: This is a DVD-R and may not play on all DVD players.

Production Credits:

Pools: Made with Barbara Klutinis.
Bent time: Music, Pauline Oliveros.

General Notes:

Title from disc label.
Originally released 1981-1983.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound and silent, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; burning; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video

Call Numbers:

BEN DVD

OCLC Numbers:

768875966