A body is a body is a body
Cat McClay and Éiméar McClay
Contributors
Cat McClay - Director
Éiméar McClay - Director
Éiméar McClay - Director
Synopsis
'A body is a body' centres around a written text combining personal memories of a queer sexual experience with Catholic prayers and eschatological imagery. The text appears in the form of subtitles over a 3D-modelled animation, which features a mixture of iconographic and iconoclastic imagery associated with Catholicism. Through this work, we explore the historically fraught relationship between queerness and the Catholic church.
Concept & Technique
Conceptually, 'A body is a body is a body' focuses on the cultural, social and political influence of the Catholic church, particularly in Ireland. Through this study, it questions the persistent link between the Irish state and the church. This is reinforced by an exploration of the potentiality of magic and witchcraft as queer and anti-capitalist symbols of resistance, through which it imagines a futurity predicated on a radical break from the dominant logic of late capitalism. The work harnesses eschatological imagery (disastrous weather, fire, etc.) to invoke the idea of end times associated with capitalism, and attendant premonitions of catastrophic or redemptive futures.
Screenings
2021 - 17th Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival
Details
Title
A body is a body is a body
Year
2021
Genres
Animation, Cultural Commentary, Narrative
Topics
Emotions, Human Relations, Humankind, Politics, Philosophy
Language
English
Subtitles
English
Duration
00:12:02
Original formats
4K, 3D animation
Screening formats
Digital 4K
Aspect ratio
16:9
Colour
Colour
Sound
Yes
