The Girl Chewing Gum (1976)

Directed by

John Smith

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

12 min

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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

A voiceover narrates ordinary street scenes in London. The narration gradually reveals itself to be a fictional invention. This short film blurs the line between documentary and staged reality.

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What happens

The Girl Chewing Gum is a 1976 British avant-garde short film directed by John Smith. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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