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Ways to Speak Absence

By  Chris Alton 2023

Ways to Speak Absence, HD video with sound, 5 minutes 37 seconds, 2023
 

Ways to Speak Absence is a short film, based on a poem by Matt Alton. It brings together spoken word, an original soundtrack, improvised movement, and a choral performance based on the chorus from Eminem’s Cleanin’ Out My Closet. The film’s primary themes are grief and bereavement; it speaks explicitly about the experience of losing a parent at a young age.

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