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Jocasta Emerges
Jocasta taucht auf
Director
Ashley Hans Scheirl
1982
5 min 21 sec
Color
This film is both autobiographical and of a symbolic, dream-like character. It begins with footage of diary entries, after which a female figure (Scheirl), often visible just as a silhouette, is seen moving through an archaic-seeming southern landscape; outdoor scenes alternate with interiors, and scenes from feature films with female protagonists are sporadically interjected. The film concludes with the protagonist diving into a swimming pool.
Directors' Biography
Ashley Hans Scheirl (*1956, Salzburg) is a Vienna-based artist known for experimental films like Flaming Ears (1992) and Dandy Dust (1998). Active in queer and trans art scenes, Scheirl has worked in New York and London and represented Austria at the 2022 Venice Biennale with Jakob Lena Knebl.
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