Adynata (1983) by Leslie Thorton
Thursday, March 17, 1983, 8:00 pm
Leslie Thorton and Trinh T. Minh-ha: Adynata and Reassemblage
Filmmakers will be present
Adynata (1983), 30 min. “A relentless deconstruction of specular pleasure and identification; its examination of artifice and subject is simultaneously analytic and seductive.” —L.T. Thornton is currently teaching film production at SF State University. Adynata is her most complex and fully realized work to date.
1982, 40 min. “Set among diverse peoples of Senegal, Reassemblage is a sustained reflection on cinematic language commonly used to portray foreign cultures. Questions of engagement and opacity, objectivity and authenticity both reside in the material and are addressed through powerful formal strategies.’ —L.T.
Trinh T. Minh-ha is currently living and working in Berkeley. In addition to work in the cinema, she has contributed articles to several theoretical and critical journals in this country and has published a number of books in France.