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RAT ART: Croatian Independents

Item number (ISN):

426565

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1995 ?

Item number (ISN):

426565

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

ASHER, Zev

Accession:

2010-0078

Media:

Video

Original title:

RAT ART: Croatian Independents

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1995 ?

Release date:

1997

Production company:

Zev Asher (Director)

Production credit:

director, Zev Asher

Country of production:

cn

Distributor name:

V tape

Description:

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Zev Asher's fascinating collage documentary RAT ART: Croatian Independents focuses on artists working in Croatia, a nation devastated by the war in the former Yugoslavia. (Rat is the Croatian word for war.) Many of these artists, working in the capital city of Zagreb, were relatively distant from the war zone, while others fought at the front lines (legendary punk icon Satan Panonski enlisted in the army so that he could steal a tank), but all were equally aware of the war's effects on their nation. The range of artistic expression covered in RAT ART is impressive: appearing in the film are installation artists, musicians, fashion designers, performance artists, rock video directors, comic strip artists, photographers, filmmakers and more. Although there are enormous differences between these individuals, many of them share a sense that, as one puts it, "time has stopped and civilization has no chance for advance." Ironies abound in postwar Croatia in scenes like a car trip along the "Highway of Brotherhood and Unity" and one artist's statement that "the most important thing in this war situation was to decide on and choose the most comfortable place to die in." With RAT ART, Zev Asher has developed a distinctive style of documentary; his observant, sharp-eyed camera work and quick, intelligent editing give the documentary's subjects an immediate presence and a powerful sense of urgency. <47mn>

Language:

English

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1. FIlmed in 1995 across Croatia.~2. Languages: English & Croatian.~3. Synopsis by Cinematheque Ontario.~4. Screenings: Cinematheque Ontario; Pacific Cinematheque in Vancouver; University of Chicago; Visible Evidence Documentary Conference at UCLA.

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Vault ISN:

524521

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

4833AV

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

50:00

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

524523

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

4834AV

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

50:00

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

928363

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

426565.MXF

Number of items:

1

Made from:

4833AV

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

928364

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

426565.MP4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

4833AV

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Restrictions on consultation:

Open for consultation.

Donor restrictions:

No donor restrictions.

Copyright status:

Under copyright.

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: Zev Asher, 1997.

Reproduction access:

with written permission of the copyright owner : no donor restrictions

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