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Not Punch and Judy: The Chronicle and Story of an Experiment in Emergent Practice

3 puppet heads on sticks with a blurred background of scissors, paint palette

Synopsis

Using ideas from Carl Jung - exploring and accepting the inner world, Carolyn Abbate - analysis of dissonance to find the narrative voice - and Hilde Lindemann Nelson - using narrative to repair damaged identity, I filmed my process of creating puppets and recorded some of the thoughts that arose as I made them. I utilised emergent practice in the filmmaking, which meant letting go of preconceived ideas to let narrative arise in the moment. I wanted my puppets to unite, rather than fight in the traditional Punch and Judy manner.
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Details

Type of project
Shorts
Running time
9 min 5 sec
Director
Julia Fry
Producer
Julia Fry
Executive Producer
Julia Fry
Editor
Julia Fry
Director of Photography
Julia Fry
Sound
Julia Fry
Principal cast
Julia Fry, Justine Smith, Andrew Wright

Genre

Art / Artists Disabilities Experimental Woman Director

Categories

Documentary Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Julia Fry

25 Normanhurst
Grove Hill
Brighton BN2 9NJ

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