Crop Duster Octet (2011)
Overview
One of the most iconic sequences in the history of Hollywood cinema (from Alfred Hitchcock’s NORTH BY NORTHWEST) is deconstructed and reassembled to illuminate the patterns, rhythms and choreography of the original so as to break through and make for an eight banded kinetic tour de force. As the piece progresses the temporal displacement of each band gets closer and closer until they all unite into a remarkable grand finale.
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| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.38 |
Directed By
Gregg Biermann
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Gregg Biermann
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