Measures of Distance (1988)
Measures of Distance (1988)
In this video, the artist tries to overcome the effects of distance, and reflects on geography represented in exile due to war, and on the psychological distance represented in each one’s approach to her womanhood. The video beautifully weaves personal images and audio recordings of a very intimate nature, binding the personal with the political. Reading aloud from letters sent by her mother in Beirut, Hatoum creates a visual montage reflecting her feelings of separation and isolation from her Palestinian family. The personal and political are inextricably bound in a narrative that explores personal and family identity against a backdrop of traumatic social rupture, exile and displacement.

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In this video, the artist tries to overcome the effects of distance, and reflects on geography represented in exile due to war, and on the psychological distance represented in each one’s approach to her womanhood. The video beautifully weaves personal images and audio recordings of a very intimate nature, binding the personal with the political. Reading aloud from letters sent by her mother in Beirut, Hatoum creates a visual montage reflecting her feelings of separation and isolation from her Palestinian family. The personal and political are inextricably bound in a narrative that explores personal and family identity against a backdrop of traumatic social rupture, exile and displacement.


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Genres: Documentary

Language: English, العربية

Release Date: 01 January 1988

Country: CA, GB

Runtime: 15m

Company Credits

Company: Western Front Video

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Cast

Directed By

Mona Hatoum

Mona Hatoum

Director

Writing Credits

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Edited By

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Costume and Makeup

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Sound

Iain Macanulty

Iain Macanulty

Sound Engineer

Visual Effects

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Lighting

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Art Department

Chick Rice

Chick Rice

Title Designer

Other Crew

Cornelia Wyngaarden

Cornelia Wyngaarden

Thanks

Hank Bull

Hank Bull

Thanks

Kate Craig

Kate Craig

Technical Advisor

Iain Macanulty

Iain Macanulty

Technical Advisor

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