Em Cooper collaborated with poet and activist DJ Savarese to create sequences in which words and images resonate together to create new meanings, exploring DJ’s subjectivity.
This is a ground-breaking film about having a voice – a film which even confronts the hidden power relations within traditional documentary-making between director and subject: DJ Savarese, non-speaking poet and activist, joins director Robert Rooy, as writer and producer, sharing editorial control. The result is a film wrested from the hands of the traditional objectifying lens, a film which opens up into a subjective, neurodiverse perspective.
77th Annual Peabody Awards – Winner
running time
1hr 12min