These experimental shorts showcase Reichardt’s rich visual style. Ode is an adaption of the novel Ode to Billy Joe (inspired by Bobbie Gentry’s 1967 pop hit), with music by Yo La Tengo and an original soundtrack by Will Oldham (1999, video, 48 minutes). Combining abstract images with fragments of recorded radio and TV texts, Then a Year is “lyrical, ominous, and evocative of how horribly love can hurt” (Village Voice) (2002, video, 14 minutes). Travis is an abstract piece inspired by an NPR profile of the mother of a fallen Iraq War soldier (2004, video, 11 minutes).
An Evening of Kelly Reichardt's Short Films
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