Garden 84
Film Identifier: F.2011-01-0153
Run Time
0h 12m 51s
0h 12m 51s
Format
8mm
8mm
Color
Color
Color
Sound
Silent
Silent
Date Produced
circa 1981
circa 1981
Abstract
Similar to other garden films in the JoAnn Elam Collection, "Garden 84" features Elam and, briefly, her second husband Joe Hendrix, at work in Elam's Logan Square garden. Occasionally utilizing experimental techniques like fast-motion or rapid editing, the film shows different stages of gardening, from preparing and planting plots of land to reaping the harvest of vegetables that includes bell peppers, carrots, and collards. At a few different points between shots, the hand-drawn numerals "12," "13," and "14" are visible, though their purpose for any greater organization remains unclear.
Similar to other garden films in the JoAnn Elam Collection, "Garden 84" features Elam and, briefly, her second husband Joe Hendrix, at work in Elam's Logan Square garden. Occasionally utilizing experimental techniques like fast-motion or rapid editing, the film shows different stages of gardening, from preparing and planting plots of land to reaping the harvest of vegetables that includes bell peppers, carrots, and collards. At a few different points between shots, the hand-drawn numerals "12," "13," and "14" are visible, though their purpose for any greater organization remains unclear.
Main Credits
Elam, JoAnn (is filmmaker)
Genre
Form
Related Place
Chicago (production location of)