1979 | United States | Experimental

Beaver Valley

  • English - 7 mins
  • Director | Janice Tanaka
  • Writer | Janice Tanaka
  • Producer | -

STATUS: Released

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In this angry answer to the expectations advertising culture places on women and their bodies, Tanaka deftly edits commercial images and sound-bite slogans to underscore the message such images carry: that women exist to please men, as wives, mothers, and lovers. Tanaka balances such mainstream images with black and white footage of herself lying naked next to her own doubled image, rejecting the mainstream model of female sexuality that regularly consists of seductive glances and suggestive poses arranged and pre-ordained for the male gaze of the spectator. The video reveals the commodification of women and their desire.

Experimental film Video art Feminist art Social commentary Advertising critique Body image Abstract
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