Shot around 1983, this footage first shows a man working on a farm and it exemplifies JoAnn Elam’s fascination for farm labor. The rest is rather dark, but it seems to be set inside Elam’s house, where the silhouette of a cat playing with a plant appears by the window. As many elements in this collection reveal, Elam filmed her cats and dogs repeatedly, as well as the lights and shadows she observed inside her house.
[Farm + Cat]
[Farm + Cat]
Video:
Collection:
Elam Subseries I: Films
Date:
1983
Original Format:
8mm
Color:
Color
Sound:
Silent
Duration:
0h 4m 19s
Abstract:
Shot around 1983, this footage first shows a man working on a farm and it exemplifies JoAnn Elam's fascination for farm labor. The rest is rather dark, but it seems to be set inside Elam's house, where the silhouette of a cat playing with a plant appears by the window. As many elements in this collection reveal, Elam filmed her cats and dogs repeatedly, as well as the lights and shadows she observed inside her house.
Genre:
Short
Subject(s):
Animals, Domestic life, Farming
Source:
http://www.chicagofilmarchives.org/collections/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/7815
Repository:
Chicago Film Archive