Collection / Body Politic by Betzy Bromberg




USA, 1988, 40 minutes
Colour, Sound (Optical), 16mm

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...travels a realm of modern moral dilemma as it examines the relationship between high technology, medicine, religion, politics and the American family. - B.B.


'The body, culture and nature are at stake in 'Body Politic', a film that goes to a hospital operating room, research laboratories and a family picnic to outline the issues raised by genetic experimentation. With her typical serious-humour, Bromberg explores both the claims of science (we can improve human life) and the claims of religion (God made perfect beings) and implicitly asks the question, 'How do we know when we've gone too far?'... There's no voice-over and the argument is made by an athletic juxtaposition of imagery and testimony.' - Helen Knode, L.A.Weekly.

Themes: Body, Feminism, Politics & protest