LEADER 00000cgmaa2200373Ma 4500 001 743434358 003 OCoLC 005 20100914112408.0 007 vf bcahru 008 070911s1977 xxu022 vleng d 035 (PFA-FILM)19976 040 JPG|cJPG|dCUY 245 00 Mitchell's death|h[videorecording] /|cLinda Montano. 257 United States. 260 United States :|bLa Mamelle, Inc.,|c[1977]. 300 1 videocassette of 1 (U-matic NTSC) (22 min.) :|bsd., b&w ;|c3/4 in. 500 No. 222. 506 Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only.|5CBPF. 520 "Using performance as a means of personal transformation and catharsis, [this video] mourns the death of Montano's ex-husband. Every detail of her story, from the telephone call announcing the tragedy, to visiting the body, is chanted by Montano as her face, pierced by acupuncture needles, slowly comes into focus then goes out again. The chanting is reminiscent of Buddhist texts, while the needles signify the pain that is necessary for healing and understanding"--Video Data Bank. 538 U-matic NTSC. 541 0 PFA 0750-01-11019. D0297 590 PFA 0750-01-11019. |aResearcher must fast forwawrd and rewind tape before first use. 650 0 Performance art. 655 7 Shorts.|2mim 655 7 Personal/independent works.|2mim 700 1 Montano, Linda,|d1942- 710 2 La Mamelle, Inc. 941 0 PFA 0750-01-11019. D0297 gift 1998/05/21 946 PFA 0750-01-11019. INV record created 2009/12/10 by sw; MIN record created 2010/09/13 by sw. 956 pfsw 956 20140224|bPFA migration/merge load 957 OCLC xref loaded 20140309 994 C0|bCUY