Seeing Is Believing (1992)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : Lynn Hershman Leeson

Synopsis

Film becomes a metaphor for lost history and its “negative“ impact on successive generations who look for stability in an electronic world that lacks sufficient mediation. Video retrieves lost memories for the child who, through her camera, seeks to find her father.

Actors

Kathy Acker
Kathy Acker
Kathy Acker
Rinde Eckert
Rinde Eckert
Man in Poster Store
Estrella Esparza
Estrella Esparza
Dawn
Guillermo Gómez-Peña
Guillermo Gómez-Peña
Man in Camera Store
Janet Oravec
Janet Oravec
Coyote
Pierre Restany
Pierre Restany
Man in Phone Booth
Rachel Rosenthal
Rachel Rosenthal
Grandmother

Crews

Lynn Hershman Leeson
Lynn Hershman Leeson
Director
Lynn Hershman Leeson
Lynn Hershman Leeson
Producer
Jack Wilson
Jack Wilson
Cinematography
Lynn Hershman Leeson
Lynn Hershman Leeson
Editor
Merle Mason
Merle Mason
Editor
Jim Stark
Jim Stark
Editor
Skip Sweeney
Skip Sweeney
Editor
Lynn Hershman Leeson
Lynn Hershman Leeson
Writer
Kristine Stiles
Kristine Stiles
Story
Kevin Bird
Kevin Bird
Music

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