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Surveillance

2016 · 13 min

A sober, essayistic collage that asks you to sit with unease and connect past and present.

Overview
A short film connecting contemporary state surveillance to histories of Black insurgency.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • power
    • race
    • survival
    • rebellion
    • memory
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Directed by
    Carrie Mae Weems
    Runtime
    13 min

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