SHORT FUSE (US, 1992, Warren Sonbert)

SHORT FUSE (US, 1992, Warren Sonbert)

Warren Sonbert described DIVIDED LOYALTIES as a film “about art versus industry and their various crossovers.” According to film critic Amy Taubin, “there is a clear analogy between the filmmaker and the dancers, acrobats and skilled workers who make up so much of his subject matter.”

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HONOR AND OBEY (US, 1988, Warren Sonbert)

HONOR AND OBEY (US, 1988, Warren Sonbert)

In Warren Sonbert's HONOR AND OBEY, soldiers march in formation, a tiger stalks through the snow, religious processions wind through the streets, and palm trees wave in a tropical breeze. As brightly colored images of authority figures blend into scenes of cocktail parties, this 21-minute silent film flows along with the grace of a musical score built on complex tensions hidden among notes.

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