1971 | United States | Documentary

Freex German TV

  • English - 20 mins
  • Director | Videofreex
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | -

STATUS: Released

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German filmmaker Valeska and her crew—soundwoman Constanza and cameraman Albert—arrive at Maple Tree Farm during the Thanksgiving holiday of 1971 to film a piece for German TV on the Videofreex. In this video, the Videofreex turn the tables so to speak, making the Germans’ filming process—and the artificiality of the filmmaker’s prefabricated shots—their subject. As a result, this video offers “behind-the-scenes” footage of both the Videofreex’ handling of microphones and Sony Portapaks, and the German crew as they set up their film equipment, create lighting environments, pose the group, and grow increasingly frustrated as the Freex poke fun and resist such social control.

Video Art Collective Counterculture 1970s Experimental Documentary Media History Thanksgiving Farm Life
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