Freedom (1970)

Directed by

Yoko Ono

Country

United Kingdom

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

In a one-minute film, Yoko Ono tries to take off a purple bra. John Lennon provides the music. The act of trying to free herself shows how being free is difficult.

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What happens

Freedom is a 1970 film by Yoko Ono. The film is a minute long and depicts Ono attempting to remove a purple brassiere that she is wearing. The soundtrack to the film was composed and performed by John Lennon. Ono described it as a "great little film" in an interviewer with critic Scott MacDonald for the book A Critical Cinema 2: Interviews with Independent Filmmakers. MacDonald remarked that the film was "so paradoxical. You [Ono] show freedom as the ability to try and break free, which shows that you're never really free". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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