Now Pretend

Genre : Experimental
Now Pretend

Now Pretend is an experimental investigation into the use of race as an arbitrary signifier. Drawing upon language, personal memories and the 1959 text, "Black Like Me", it deals with Lacan's "mirror state" theories of beauty and the movement from object to subject.

Directors : Leah Gilliam
Markets : Experimental
Year Released : 1992
Color : B & W
Country : US
Original Language : English

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Emerging Women Video and Filmmakers, Brooklyn Museum, 2003
African-American Women Behind the Camera series, Brooklyn Museum, 1993
Anthology Film Archives
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Now Pretend is an experimental investigation into the use of race as an arbitrary signifier. Drawing upon language, personal memories and the 1959 text, "Black Like Me", it deals with Lacan's "mirror state" theories of beauty and the movement from object to subject.

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