It Is a Crime
1996 | 00:05:23 | United States | English | Color | Mono | 4:3 | Video
Collection: Single Titles
Tags: Asian-American, Post-colonialism
Using footage from mainstream British and Hollywood films, and excerpts from a poem by Shani Mootoo, this video explores the impact of cultural imperialism and the erasure of language—residual tools of oppression on members of post-colonial societies.
This title is also available on The New McLennium.
Prizes + Awards
Director's Award, Black Maria Festival, 1997
Nominated for 1997 Deutsche Video Prize by the Zentrum fur Kunst Media.
