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Blind Country (1989)

Genre : Comedy, Fantasy

Runtime : 21M

Director : Ericka Beckman

Synopsis

This collaborative video project is based on a short story by H.G. Wells called "The Country of the Blind"—about a man who travels to a country of blind people and attempts to dominate their sensual, feminine culture with his male, sight-derived power. Following this theme, "Blind Country" begins with animated fruit dancing over Mike Kelley's body and the admonition of "Northerners" to "refill the quickly emptying sack." In the male-dominated land of the North, candy-spurting pinatas stand as phallic symbols. Presumably castrated, and stripped of his authority, Kelley acts the buffoon as he is led through the murky land of the South, a "female," earthy, "realm of the senses" opposing the phallocentric world of the North.

Actors

Mike Kelley
Mike Kelley
Bob Gibson
Bob Gibson
Aura Rosenberg
Aura Rosenberg
Lolly Lincoln
Lolly Lincoln
Amanda Katz
Amanda Katz
Ian Bearce
Ian Bearce
Kim Keown
Kim Keown
Lori Desantis
Lori Desantis

Crews

Ericka Beckman
Ericka Beckman
Director
Ericka Beckman
Ericka Beckman
Producer
Mike Kelley
Mike Kelley
Script
Mike Kelley
Mike Kelley
Original Concept
Bruce Darby
Bruce Darby
Music
Enrique Aguirre
Enrique Aguirre
Online Editor
Joe Briganti
Joe Briganti
Other
Bruce Fiene
Bruce Fiene
Production Assistant
Adam Gilmore
Adam Gilmore
Production Assistant
Jan Callahan
Jan Callahan
Production Assistant

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