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Three Institutions
Overview
A trilogy of films depict the steady decline of three institutions in America: industry, art and health care. The films were shot in the Pennsylvania/New Jersey/New York Tri-State area of the United States. 45 minutes.
The Ultimate Decline of the Industrial Revolution
Using archival footage of Bethlehem Steel and recently shot digital images, a mock-story is created of the destruction of the once-thriving industrial complex. What was in the beginning of the 20th century a symbol of power is, at present, a slowly decaying corpse.
The Art of Disassembling a Piano by Hand
A man is left alone in a room with a piano that he destroys with a simple crowbar. The piano, once used to teach children music, is callously torn to pieces and removed from the room. The imagery and sound were carefully edited so the destruction of the piano appears cloudy and unreal, like the unsteady aftermath of a traumatic experience.
Vacancies in the Asylum
Shot in an unnamed, unused mental hospital in New York State, current footage of rotting walls and unfilled hospital beds is juxtaposed against archival footage of a prosperous and experimental facility where children and adults were examined and detained. The vacancy and eerie absence of life acts as a metaphor for the mind itself as being something of a hollow building, filled with many buried (and perhaps unknown) thoughts, dreams and memories.
Credits
The trilogy was created by Matthew Lotti and John Simone. Producer, Assistant Director, Editor, Sound Editor: John Simone / Director, Script/Concept, Camera: Matthew Lotti / Music: Paul Falcone. A product of Synthome, 2003. All rights reserved.
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