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Illegal Tender
Queer psychedelic portrait of a young man’s desires in an industrial wasteland
Animation & Artists Moving Image 1987 14 mins
Overview
A queer, psychedelic portrait of a young man’s desires in an industrial wasteland, this film by Paul Bettell contrasts tenderness of two men together with sequences of cranes and high buildings, and the piece builds to a transcendental and intense conclusion.
Filmmaker Bettell sadly made only two films before dying from AIDS-related complications.
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