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Time Piece
UNITED STATES · 1965

Time Piece

Jim Henson
time dislocation temporal philosophy time slavery experimental cinema existentialism
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Synopsis

Dislocation in time, time signatures, time as a philosophical concept, and slavery to time are some of the themes touched upon in this 9-minute experimental film, which was written, directed, and produced by Jim Henson. Screened for the first time at the Museum of Modern Art in May of 1965, "Time Piece" enjoyed an eighteen-month run at one Manhattan movie theater and was nominated for an Academy Award for Outstanding Short Subject.

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