Michelle Mohabeer
Spotlight Series: Michelle Mohabeer
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Original format 16mm, video
Year 1990-2003
Language(s) English
Artist(s) Michelle Mohabeer
Running time 62 min
Films
EXPOSURE (1990) 8'
COCONUT/CANE & CUTLASS (1994) 30'
ECHOES (2003) 5'
TRACING SOUL (2000) 6'
CHILD-PLAY (2003) 5'
Description
In Michelle Mohabeer's films and videos, form and content are inextricably linked. Reinterpreting the transformative aesthetics of "third cinema," Mohabeer's experimental documentaries blend archival images and personal memory, infusing each work with a skillful mixture of political consciousness, poetry, and performance.
"I recommend these films to scholars working on feminist theory and the history of feminism, particularly those interested in Canada and Canadian or Caribbean/South American political identity. These works will also be useful in advanced women's studies courses, especially those devoted to feminist theory."
— Ciara Healy, University of Wisconsin‑Oshkosh, for EMRO