1973 | United States | Short

Family Album

  • English - 10 mins
  • Director | Hermine Freed
  • Writer | Hermine Freed
  • Producer | -

STATUS: Released

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Over a montage of family photographs, Freed’s narration questions the consistency of memory and self over time, with Freed displaying a quizzical and sometimes hostile relation to her past. In a manner that recalls philosopher Roland Barthes’s poetic unraveling of photography—in particular photography’s power to bind memory and desire within a still image—Freed attempts to uncover the “stranger” that is her childhood self and discover how her past has shaped her present.

Memory Childhood Photography Identity Nostalgia Self Reflection Family Desire Past
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