Ghost Dance (1983)

Directed by

Ken McMullen

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A professor discusses the philosophical connections between ghosts and film with his students. The movie blends academic lecture and narrative to question what is real and what is recorded.

philosophicalcerebralslow-burncontemplativeacademicmetaphysicalesotericambiguousintellectual

What happens

Ghost Dance is a 1983 British film directed by Ken McMullen. This independent film explores the beliefs and myths surrounding the existence of ghosts and the nature of cinema. In it, Jacques Derrida explains his theory of the revenant, which is closely linked to media recording, especially in film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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