Murky Colors

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  • Murky Colors

  • Artist: Casey Wei
  • Year: 2012
  • Duration: 47:49
  • Country: Canada
  • Murky Colors is an expansive multi-narrative video is based on a suspense-spy novel written by the artist's father. Through documentary and appropriative strategies, Wei explores the personal and political processes involved in adapting the novel to a made-for-Hollywood screenplay. Wei plays all the roles in the film herself, and collages together self-shot and appropriated footage to explore themes of family, memory, and history.

  • Accession #: 7033
  • Distribution Status: In Distribution
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