Ron's story

Ron’s Story is a video based on the work and obsessions of Los Angeles-based extreme performance artist Ron Athey. The video is comprised of footage filmed at various performances staged at the Kapelica Gallery and the Cultural Centre Cankarjev dom in Ljubljana between 1996 and 2001.

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Credits

creator

Davide Grassi

editor

Boris Greguric

producer

Aldo Ivancic

writer

Ron Athey

Production places

Slovenia

Production dates

2001

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1003958

Language

English

Holdings

SP Betacam; Master

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

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Slovenia, 2001

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