2007 DV, Colour, Experimental
Short Film, 11 minutes

Credits:
Writer: Kathryn Mockler
Directors: Kathryn Mockler & David Poolman
Producers: Kathryn Mockler & David Poolman
Distributors: Ouat Media and Vtape

The Reluctant Narrator Complete Video Series


Synopsis:
A series of five absurd videos about how we make assumptions in our deciphering of the world. The videos are comprised primarily of found sound and video footage with original monologues.

When Donald Rumsfeld (former US Secretary of Defense) briefed his press secretary on how to deal with the media he said, “begin with an illogical premise and proceed perfectly logically to an illogical conclusion…They [the media] do it all the time.” In constructing the narratives in these videos, we are juxtaposing the rational against the irrational through everyday imagery of contemporary North American life.

Cast:
Voice Over: David Poolman

Screenings:
2011 art: screen
2011 Movieola
2010 Movieola
2009 Artists' Television Access
2009 CEPA Gallery
2009 Culture Unplugged
2008 Visible Verse
2008 21 Les Instants Video
2008 ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival
2008 Festival Miden
2008 20th Century On Video
2008 EMAF, Osnabrück
2007 Trunk/The Nordic Art Video Festival
2007 Sadho Poetry Film Fest
2007 Archive Gallery
2007 Hamilton's Intl. Film & Video Festival
2007 Chicago Underground Film Festival
2007 Transformer Gallery
2007 Western Michigan University