Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death (2016)

Directed by

Arthur Jafa

Genre

history

Country

United States

Runtime

8 min

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 6 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

This film assembles found footage from the internet to reflect on Black life in America. It weaves together clips from movies, news, sports, and music set to a Kanye West song. The result is a statement on joy, sorrow, and the ongoing presence of racism.

intensepoignantmeditativefragmentedurgentconfrontationalvisceral

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