Vid: Black Steel (Born in Flames; WisCon 36 premiere)
The WisCon vid party (
wiscon_vidparty) was on Friday. I premiered this vid--from the 1983 film Born in Flames, which I encourage you all to see, but it should be quite watchable as a vid about the feminist revolution if you don't know the source.
Black Steel
Music: Black Steel by Tricky (original song by Public Enemy; vocals by Martina Topley-Bird)
Video: Born in Flames (dir. Lizzie Borden, 1983)
Edited by Lila Futuransky
Beta:
cyborganize and
metatxt. Thanks to
were_duck and
chaila
Content notes: Physical: Flickering images and rapid intercutting throughout. Content: institutional violence; brief depiction of sexual violence and dead body.
"The right to violence is like the right to pee. You've got to have the right place and the right time." Revolutionary becoming in a past speculative future: a transformative homage to Lizzie Borden's 1983 film Born in Flames.
YouTube:
Vimeo (password: revolution):
Black Steel from Lila Futuransky on Vimeo.
Download (67MB .mov file, zipped)
Lyrics:
i got a letter from the government the other day
opened and read it, it said they were suckers
they wanted me for the army or whatever
picture me giving a damn, i said never
here is a land that never gave a damn
about a brother like me and myself
because they never did
i wasn't with it but just that very minute
it occurred to me
the suckers had authority
cold sweatin as i dwell in my cell
how long has it been
they got me sitting in the state pen
got to get out but that thought was thought before
i contemplated a plan on the cell floor
i'm not a fugitive on the run
but a brother like me begun to be another one
public enemy serving time
they drew the line y'all
to criticize me for some crime
many switch in/switch on/switch off
many switch in/switch on/switch off
nevertheless they could not understand
that i'm a black man
and i could never be a veteran
on the strength the situation's unreal
i got a raw deal
so i'm looking for the steel
looking for the steel
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comments.
wiscon_vidparty) was on Friday. I premiered this vid--from the 1983 film Born in Flames, which I encourage you all to see, but it should be quite watchable as a vid about the feminist revolution if you don't know the source.
Black Steel
Music: Black Steel by Tricky (original song by Public Enemy; vocals by Martina Topley-Bird)
Video: Born in Flames (dir. Lizzie Borden, 1983)
Edited by Lila Futuransky
Beta:
cyborganize and
metatxt. Thanks to
were_duck and
chaila
Content notes: Physical: Flickering images and rapid intercutting throughout. Content: institutional violence; brief depiction of sexual violence and dead body.
"The right to violence is like the right to pee. You've got to have the right place and the right time." Revolutionary becoming in a past speculative future: a transformative homage to Lizzie Borden's 1983 film Born in Flames.
YouTube:
Click to viewVimeo (password: revolution):
Black Steel from Lila Futuransky on Vimeo.
Download (67MB .mov file, zipped)
Lyrics:
i got a letter from the government the other day
opened and read it, it said they were suckers
they wanted me for the army or whatever
picture me giving a damn, i said never
here is a land that never gave a damn
about a brother like me and myself
because they never did
i wasn't with it but just that very minute
it occurred to me
the suckers had authority
cold sweatin as i dwell in my cell
how long has it been
they got me sitting in the state pen
got to get out but that thought was thought before
i contemplated a plan on the cell floor
i'm not a fugitive on the run
but a brother like me begun to be another one
public enemy serving time
they drew the line y'all
to criticize me for some crime
many switch in/switch on/switch off
many switch in/switch on/switch off
nevertheless they could not understand
that i'm a black man
and i could never be a veteran
on the strength the situation's unreal
i got a raw deal
so i'm looking for the steel
looking for the steel
Posted at Dreamwidth.
comments.