Frédérique Devaux, Michel Amarger
Cinexpérimentaux 14 : Rencontre avec Abigail Child
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Original format video, 16mm
Year 2000-2025
Language(s) English
Artist(s) Abigail Child, Frédérique Devaux, Michel Amarger
Author(s) Frédérique Devaux, Michel Amarger, Pip Chodorov, Andrea Monti
Booklet 28 pages (French, English)
Subtitles French
Running time 128 min
Films
MEETING WITH ABIGAIL CHILD (2023-2025) 91'
SURFACE NOISE by Abigail Child (2000) 22'
MIRROR WORLD by Abigail Child (2006) 15'
Description
Abigail Child is an American filmmaker, poet, and writer born in Newark in 1948. She specializes in documentary and experimental filmmaking, having created over 40 films, videos, and installations. She is an expert film editor who combines sound and image to create discontinuous narrative forms, using both original and found footage. Abigail Child also investigates history and memory, reclaiming the past through creative and critical essay films. She frequently often raises questions related to the environment, political protest, feminine identity, bodies, and gender. She produces audiovisual installations that face the challenges of the future.