A new experimental documentary provides a snapshot of what it was like to grow up in north St. Louis in the 1970s.
The project began when artist William Morris discovered in the basement of his family home 30 rolls of Super 8 movies, shot by his mother, Annie Morris. He paired them with original and existing music as well as audio interviews of her talking about growing up in a Mississippi sharecropping family in the 1930s and 40s.
The video called, "Immediacy of Distance," compares their very different experiences. It shows for the first time Friday night at Bruno David Gallery, 3721 Washington Blvd., and will be on display through May 21.
In this Cut & Paste arts and culture podcast from July 2015, Morris talks about the inspiration for the project and the process of putting it together.
Here’s a short trailer of Morris' project;
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