demolition 7

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Hypnotic and evocative, this film uses black and white Super 8mm footage to narrate the sights and sounds of an average day at your local demolition derby. This one just happens to be in Athens, Ohio, but it could be almost anywhere in America. A wonderfully grainy audio-visual collage of sledgehammering derby drivers, harmonizing national anthem singers, committed bystanders, and rule-enforcing derby officials, this piece uses an expressionistic and experimental stop-action technique that forces viewers to see cars crashing into one another in an entirely new light.  JJ

Director

Richie Sherman

Producer

Richie Sherman

Release Year

2005

Festival Year

2006

Country

United States

Run Time

9 minutes