2008 Films

34x25x36 / The Siamese Connection

• 34x25x36

  
  2008. USA. 8 mins. Directed by Jesse Epstein. Produced by Trish Dalton. Executive produced by Judith Helfand, Wendy Ettinger, Julia Parker Benello.

  Outside Los Angeles, in the City of Industry, is the Patina V mannequin factory, where sculptors create the perfect female body, every proportion adhering to strict standards no real woman could attain. Mannequin designer George Martin compares the mass-produced sculptures to religious icons and wonders whether there is a connection between our culture’s worship of the ideal body and the worship of holy figures. And if there is, can the connection between religion and shopping be far behind? EM

• The Siamese Connection

  
  2008. USA/Thailand. 74 mins. Directed by Josh Gibson. Produced by Josh Gibson.
  World Premiere

  Unpredictable in its visual style, this unusual film tells the story of conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker. Who knew, besides their enormous congress of descendents, that they lived in Mt. Airy, North Carolina, from 1839 to 1874, after leaving P.T. Barnum’s circus? We learn about their wives—sisters Adelaide and Sarah Yates—and their numerous children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. The film intercuts scenes from Burton Cohen’s play “The Wedding of the Siamese Twins” to speculate on the Bunker twins’ love lives, offering multiple layers and viewpoints to explore history, identity, privacy, and spectacle. NK

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