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Sister Mary or Mary the Junkie

Christopher O'Neill


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Christopher O'Neill

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Sister Mary or Mary the Junkie is an experimental 'found footage' short film. By re-filming imagery from a 35mm theatrical print of a narrative feature, the frame is adapted and reframed, to present a very different kind of film by focusing solely on one single supporting character. The soundtrack of the original movie has been removed and replaced with an eerie soundscape and dialogue taken from an interview with the actor who appears in this footage. The title 'Sister Mary or Mary the Junkie' references an utterance by the character in the original feature film.

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Title

Sister Mary or Mary the Junkie

Year

2010

Tags
alienation, female character, celluloid
Language

English

Duration

00:03:25

Original formats

Film 35mm

Aspect ratio

4:3

Colour

Colour

Supported by Kildare County Council Arts Service, Visual Artists Ireland, and the Arts Council of Ireland.
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