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The Citizens

2009 · 6 min

A short, quiet collage of archival clips that asks you to watch closely and piece together the media gaze.

Directed by
Kevin Jerome Everson
Overview
The Citizens includes found footage of Mohammad Ali talking about life, Althea Gibson returning home as a champion, Fidel Castro playing baseball and three gentlemen being escorting into court all under the watchful eye of the media.

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Directed by
Kevin Jerome Everson
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • race
  • identity
  • power
  • celebrity
Places
None
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • found footage
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Directed by
Kevin Jerome Everson
Runtime
6 min
Languages
English

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