The Machinist's Lament (2014)

In factories, everyone has their place.

Genre :

Runtime : 18M

Director : Jen Liu

Synopsis

"In factories, everyone has their place. Western industrial production is a site of magical thinking: an old history that will never return, an idealized construction that never really was. It's impossible to know what the true costs would be if it were to return - societal, environmental, and psychological – and yet, entire political campaigns are built around this. This piece speculates on re-industrialization, and is a sequel to my 2013 video, Safety First (Bad, Don’t Touch, Mercy!). Like its prequel, it posits a non-specific future populated by female factory workers. The geometric aesthetics of power and the romance of industrial-era alienation, are paired with theoretical and fictional texts about alternate social economies. Video footage was shot in Ohio, animation and soundtrack by the artist. Voiceover text sources include Industrial supply catalogs, OSHA safety manuals, Monique Wittig’s Les Guerilleres, and Adorno’s Minima Moralia." -Taken from Jen Liu's Vimeo page.

Actors

Wang Si
Wang Si
CHOREOGRAPHER / MASK DANCER / TEST SUBJECT
Xu Mengchen
Xu Mengchen
Test Scientist
Joelle Lingat
Joelle Lingat
Test Chorus
Katherine Hamilton
Katherine Hamilton
Test Chorus

Crews

Jake Hochendoner
Jake Hochendoner
Director of Photography
Ilse Miller
Ilse Miller
Grip
Nadia Stevens
Nadia Stevens
Animation
Ali Post
Ali Post
Animation
Jen Liu
Jen Liu
Director

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