AMERIKA

by Al RAZUTIS
1972-1983 / 16mm / color / sound / 1S / 170' 00

AMERIKA is a "feature-length experimental film which was created one reel at a time to function as a mosaic that expresses the various sensations, myths, landscapes of the industrialized Western culture (1960's -1980's) through the eyes of media-anarchism and avant-garde film techniques." (AR)

'Amerika' Brings Reality Into Focus - SPECIAL SCREENINGS - November 21, 1988, LA Times
"Al Razutis' monumental, 3-hour "Amerika" (1972-1983), which Filmforum is presenting tonight at LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) at 7:30, may well be the most provocative and challenging experimental work to screen in Los Angeles this year. Between the Biblical quotes that frame it: "Let us create man in our image . . ." and "Let us start anew . . . East of Eden," Razutis alternately dazzles and numbs but winds up making us think critically about how the media has shaped our very notion of reality."
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times November 21, 1988

Awards:
Los Angeles Film Critics' Award - 1988

Permanent Collections:
Museum of Modern Art of France (George Pompidou) - Paris (film)
National Library of Australia (VHS, film sections)
Amherst College (DVD)
University of Quebec (Montreal) (DVD)
California Institute of the Arts (VHS)
Simon Fraser University (DVD)

View PHOTOS and descriptions at http://www.alchemists.com/visual_alchemy/

View VIDEO CLIPS at http://www.youtube.com/xalrazutis

3 PRINTS IN DISTRIBUTION


distribution format 16mm
screen 1,37 - Standard (single screen)
speed 24 fps
sound optical sound
rental fee 69,00 €

distribution format 16mm
screen 1,37 - Standard (single screen)
speed 24 fps
sound optical sound
rental fee 69,00 €

distribution format 16mm
screen 1,37 - Standard (single screen)
speed 24 fps
sound optical sound
rental fee 69,00 €