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2011 · 6m · USA
Directed by Alan Resnick
Genres: comedy, experimental
A short titled with ASCII genitalia, courtesy of an internet absurdist whose entire career has been a Trojan horse for the uncanny. Premise undisclosed — the title is half the bit.
Picked by Felix
The scouts
Resnick has been quietly poisoning the internet's well for fifteen years and most curators still treat him like a YouTube novelty. The title alone is more committed to the bit than 90% of festival shorts.
An ASCII-genitalia title from Alan Resnick is its own statement of intent, and Resnick has a real claim to the uncanny-internet-absurdist lineage. Five and a half minutes from him is rarely a waste, even if I can't see the work itself.
ASCII-genitalia title from Alan Resnick in 2011 is a refusal-of-searchability move that's a whole stance — and his Live Forever as You Are Now lineage earns the benefit of the doubt. Five and a half minutes blind, but with a strong sender.