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The Bloody Child (1996)

The Bloody Child (1996)
March 2, 2012 - 7:30 pm
In-person: 
Nina Menkes.

Directed by Nina Menkes

Revealed gradually in jarring and obtuse narrative shards, Menkes’ feature reveals a story of horror and mystery: that of a man discovered in the midst of a terrible crime, and the torpor of shock and banality that follow among the group of Marines who come across the scene. A masterful deployment of narrative bricolage, the film soberly suggests the futility of reconstructing or understanding cataclysmic events.

Producer/Cinematographer: Nina Menkes. Editor: N. Menkes, Tinka Menkes. Cast: T. Menkes, Sherry Sibley, Russ Little, Robert Mueller, Jack O’Hara.

35mm, color, 86 min.