31 Dec 1956
No. 11: Mirror Animations
Cut up animation and collage technique by Harry Smith synchronized to the jazz of Thelonious Monk's Mysterioso.
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A brief journey through the human experience as seen by the eyes of an Artificial Intelligence.
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Evie Webzell Performer
Paul Thomson Narrator
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