Country: USA
Year: 1995
Duration: 20'
A film by Warren Sonbert, presen ted by the Estate Project for Artists with AIDS.
Warren Sonbert, one of the seminal figures in American experimental film, died of AIDS in 1995. His last film, Whiplash, was near completion and, before he died, he asked filmmaker Jeff Scher to complete post-production on the film using detailed instructions. Whiplash is a multi-layered portrayal of the filmmaker's struggle between maintaining equilibrium and the loss of balance in physical self, in his perceptual reality, in the world of friends and family around him. Sonbert explores the legacy of values by which he intended to be remembered - most importantly, that of love between couples.
Biography
film director
Warren Sonbert
Warren Sonbert was born in 1947. He was a famous independent filmmaker who started making films in 1966, while a student at New York University. During his career, Sonbert made 18 films. These films were widely exhibited at film festivals and leading cultural institutions in the United States and Europe. Sonbert was honored by numerous retrospectives. His passionate interest in film, classical music, and travel is reflected in his films. Sonbert's legacy is an ability to see the extraordinary in everyday life.
FILMOGRAFIA
Amphetamine (1966), Where Did Our Love Go? (1966), Hall of Mirrors (1966), Ted and Jessica (1967), Tenth Legion (1967), Holyday (1967), Truth Serum (1967), Carriage Trade (1971), Rude Awakening (1975), Divided Loyalties (1978), Noblesse Oblige (1981), Woman's Touc (1983), The Cup and the Lip (1987), Honor and Obey (1987), Friendly Witness (1990), Short Fuse (1991), Whiplash (1995-97).
Cast
& Credits
Director: Warren Sonbert.
Production company: Estate Project for Artists with AIDS, 8581 Santa Monica Blvd. #400, West Hollywood, California 90069, USA, tel. +1-310-6521282, fax +1-310-6520769.
Restoration: Jeff Scher, Ascension Serrano, Jon Gartenberg.
Production company: Estate Project for Artists with AIDS, 8581 Santa Monica Blvd. #400, West Hollywood, California 90069, USA, tel. +1-310-6521282, fax +1-310-6520769.
Restoration: Jeff Scher, Ascension Serrano, Jon Gartenberg.