*Electrocuting an Elephant* (1903). In which Thomas Edison, one of the first and truly an experimental filmmaker, does just that to the poor creature to demonstrate the superiority of his DC electrical current to his competitor, Nikola Tesla's, AC. Surely one of the stranger and sadder cases of animals being caught up in inter-human behaviors.
There is also the incredibly strange and apocalyptic bug movie from 1971, *The Hellstrom Chronicle *(Walon Green), which I can't believe won an academy award for best documentary. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R8UN9zGD04 Oh, and what about Ladislaw Starewicz's *Cameraman's Revenge *(1912)? Another bug classic. Best, Heath On 23 April 2014 16:05, sarah browne <sarahjbro...@yahoo.ie> wrote: > Dear Frameworkers, > > I'm looking for some help in compiling a list of films that feature > animals or human-animal relationships on film. Rather than wildlife > documentaries (with some exceptions!) I'm more interested in the animal > presence as an a kind of distancing tactic that allows for reflection on > inter-human behaviours (ethics, empathy, violence). Arthouse or > experimental material more than Babe. > > Any tips very gratefully received! > > Best wishes, > > Sarah Browne > > www.sarahbrowne.info > www.kennedybrowne.com > > > *Hand to Mouth* > CCA Derry-Londonderry > until 24 May 2014 > > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > -- Heath Iverson PhD Student, Film Studies University of St Andrews 99 North Street St. Andrews, KY16 9AD Scotland, UK
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