NEWSREEL

by Raphael MONTAÑEZ ORTIZ
1958 / 16mm / b&w / sound / 1S / 2' 00




Randomly spliced pieces of a newsreel featuring notable news from 1946. Enterprise of destructuring the media's hold on the world, which weaves a "factory of meaning" to the detriment of the real understanding of events.

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distribution format Digital file on server (4K)
version restored version
notes Restoration supervised by Chicano Studies Research Center (UCLA) and carried out by BB Optics in 2022.
Audio from Ortiz’s 1989 Piano Sacrifice Ritual at Kunst Scharifeh-Mühle in Köln.
screen 1,37 - Standard (single screen)
speed 24 fps
sound sound
rental fee 32,00 €

distribution format Digital file on server (4K)
version musical version
notes Restoration supervised by Chicano Studies Research Center (UCLA) and carried out by BB Optics in 2022.
Audio from Ortiz’s 1968 composition Accelerated Zen Prayer.
screen 1,37 - Standard (single screen)
speed 24 fps
sound sound
rental fee 32,00 €