Nelson Henricks Movies

  • 1994
    Emission

    Emission

    Emission

    01994HD

    Human beings define themselves in opposition to both nature and technology. Emission attempts to confound any simplistic analysis of these worn-out...

    Emission
  • 2004
    Satellite

    Satellite

    Satellite

    02004HD

    In the video Satellite, Nelson Henricks combines found footage and techno beats to question western society's ongoing obsession with science,...

    Satellite
  • 1997
    Crush

    Crush

    Crush

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    Crush is the story of a man who wants to turn into an animal. He employs a variety of techniques to transform himself. He cuts off parts of his body....

    Crush
  • 2006
    Nocturne: Contemporary Video at Night

    Nocturne: Contemporary Video at Night

    Nocturne: Contemporary Video at Night

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    The 10 new and retooled silent video works presented here are each director's response to a silent and nocturnal viewing situation. They are short,...

    Nocturne: Contemporary Video at Night
  • 1970
    Don't You Like the Green of A?

    Don't You Like the Green of A?

    Don't You Like the Green of A?

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    About synesthesia. The artist explores the links between sound, colors and letters.

    Don't You Like the Green of A?
  • 1970
    Heads Will Roll

    Heads Will Roll

    Heads Will Roll

    01970HD

    On the 2012 student manifestations in Quebec

    Heads Will Roll
  • 1999
    Handy Man

    Handy Man

    Handy Man

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    Handy Man examines the window as a site of voyeurism and surveillance. With his Hi-8 camera, Henricks documents two workers in his interior...

    Handy Man
  • 1999
    Stravaig / Errance

    Stravaig / Errance

    Stravaig / Errance

    01999HD

    An experimental portrait of a place, Scotland. You are looking for something. What you find is something else. "Stravaig / Errance" (Gaelic for...

    Stravaig / Errance
  • 1998
    Time Passes

    Time Passes

    Time Passes

    01998HD

    Using a Super8 camera, Henricks employed time-lapse photography to document the interior and exterior of his apartment. Inspired by the work of...

    Time Passes
  • 1997
    Window

    Window

    Window

    01997HD

    Over the course of one year, Henricks periodically shot footage from front window of his third floor apartment. This material became the basis of...

    Window
  • 1995
    Shimmer

    Shimmer

    Shimmer

    01995HD

    "Our apartment was one hundred years old, and it was haunted. Friends suggested that we paint a black spot on the ceiling to get rid of the ghost....

    Shimmer
  • 1994
    Comedy

    Comedy

    Comedy

    01994HD

    "This two-part video is a newcomer’s portrait of Montréal. I spent my first winter in Québec in a cold, dark, first floor...

    Comedy
  • 1992
    Conspiracy of Lies

    Conspiracy of Lies

    Conspiracy of Lies

    01992HD

    Conspiracy of Lies speaks of alienation and minorities, consumer culture, urban isolation, and the fine balance between mental order and chaos. The...

    Conspiracy of Lies