Family Focus
Synopsis
Emshwiller terms Family Focus a "family self-portrait, a stylized autobiography," which takes the form of an intimate collage of home movies, black-and-white videotape and photographs that have been colorized, synthesized or otherwise visually transformed in an electronic mediation by the artist. The viewer is witness to the spontaneous activities and conversations of the family's quotidian home life, which is accompanied by Carol Emshwiller's ironic, often poetic commentary. In one sequence of home movies, the children are seen "growing" over a span of twenty years. Using the video camera as a kind of psychological mirror, Emshwiller integrates video's intimacy, reflexivity and realism with its "unreal" technological manipulations to form what the artist describes as a "documentary/video art transformation of self-revealing images."
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Release History & Theatrical Window
May 5, 1976
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ed Emshwiller
- Original Title
- Family Focus
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 58m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ed Emshwiller
Ed Emshwiller
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Ed Emshwiller
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What is Family Focus about?
Emshwiller terms Family Focus a "family self-portrait, a stylized autobiography," which takes the form of an intimate collage of home movies, black-and-white videotape and photographs that have been colorized, synthesized or otherwise visually transformed in an electronic mediation by the artist. The viewer is witness to the spontaneous activities and conversations of the family's quotidian home life, which is accompanied by Carol Emshwiller's ironic, often poetic commentary. In one sequence of home movies, the children are seen "growing" over a span of twenty years. Using the video camera as a kind of psychological mirror, Emshwiller integrates video's intimacy, reflexivity and realism with its "unreal" technological manipulations to form what the artist describes as a "documentary/video art transformation of self-revealing images."
Who directed Family Focus?
Family Focus was directed by Ed Emshwiller.
Who stars in Family Focus?
The principal cast of Family Focus includes Ed Emshwiller, Carol Emshwiller, Stoney Emshwiller.
When was Family Focus released and how long is it?
Family Focus was released in 1976 with a total runtime of 58m.