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American Nightmare

1991 · 3 min

A rapid, unsettling collage of transgressive imagery that feels like a fever dream of American taboos.

Directed by: Beth B
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Sally B, Dee Finlay, Richard Kern

Overview: A video full of swastikas, human skulls on American flag backdrops, girls frenching on department store mannequins and burning themselves with candles, military helmets and clomping boots, dudes masturbating under crucifixes, and a bunch of crotches.

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Directed by: Beth B
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Sally B, Dee Finlay, Richard Kern

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
violence
media
art
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: found footage
anthology
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	1
Horror	5
Humour	3
Realism	5
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	3

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