Plastic haircut

Duration: 15

Year Published: 1963

Creator: a movie by William T. Wiley, R.G. Davis, Robert H. Hudson, Robert Nelson.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Nelson, Robert.; Wiley, William T.; Davis, Ron G.; Hudson, Robert H.; Reich, Steve.; Canyon Cinema.

Description: This is the original 1963 version.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CUY.; PFA 1608-01-12543. Restricted: Archival. Not for research or exhibition.; PFA 1608-01-12420. Restricted: For PFA exhibition only.; PFA 1608-01-12417. Restricted: For research use.; Sound by Steve Reich.; R.G. Davis, founder of the San Francisco Mime Troupe, has absurd interactions with various geometric objects on a highly stylized constructivist set. The first 215 ft. are silent. Then the film goes to black for about 100 ft., during which Steve Reich's sound collage, which cuts up a boxing announcer's exaltations, is heard. After the black, the images from the beginning of the film repeat with audio from an improvised mock interview with the director (Robert Nelson, playing the role of a filmmaker from India).; PFA 1608-01-12543. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (15 min.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. preservation polyester release print.; PFA 1608-01-12420. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (15 min.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. preservation polyester release print.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE