1970  ·  United States  ·  Documentary

Electric Yogurt

STATUS: Released

Electric Yogurt

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Electric Yogurt documents different modes of childlike play, beginning with footage of a group of people dancing together with arms outstretched against a background of growling, cooing, and coughing. As the dancing continues, the participants get increasingly tangled up in one another and repeatedly chant the word “culture,” eventually transitioning into a trust fall. The enactment of these activities is simultaneously playful and somewhat disturbing, particularly as they parallel symbolic enactments of American nationalism. One nervous participant cannot decide whether or not she should jump into the group’s arms, disclosing: “I ate too much yogurt.”