Insearch of viewable objects

Traces the life of the voyeur, showing the pleasure, pain and confusion. This is a student film which explores the main character’s voyeuristic experiences from boyhood to manhood who, eventually has the cameras turned on him at the end of the film - the “watcher” has now become the “watched”! Cinematography by John Tweg.

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Credits

production company

Swinburne Institute of Technology. Film and Television School

director

Jane Nicholls

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1983

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017436

Language

English

Subject categories

Amateur & Student Films

Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia

Experimental

Experimental → Experimental films - Australia

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Voyeurism

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Voyeurism

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1983

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