Special features: George Kuchar and Lynn Hershman Leeson in conversation; Ben Coonley and Shana Moulton in conversation; film stills from the original Vita Futurista; essay by the curators of Futurist life redux. "Featuring the work of: Trisha Baga, chameckilerner, Martha Colburn, Ben Coonley, George Kuchar, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Shana Moulton, Shannon Plumb, Aida Ruilova, Matthew Silver and Shoval Zohar (The Future), Michael Smith." -- Container.
Summary:
The first Futurist film ever made, "Vita Futurista" was created in 1916 by Arnaldo Ginna and other artists. The only known copy of this film is lost. Now, an extraordinary group of contemporary film and video artists create a brand new version for the twenty-first century.
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