The Silverfish King Print #1
Identifier
F.2016-01-0089
Date Of Production
1973
Abstract
Somersaulter-Moats and Somersaulter's first independently produced film is a surreal meditation on a childhood phobia. At once humorous, playful and twistedly obsessive, The Silverfish King follows a narrator as he describes an early fascination with a cartoon character that morphed into an irrational fixation. Following the twists and turns of logic and accompanied by idiosyncratic doodles, The Silverfish King is reminiscent of the stories of Gogol, Poe and Kafka.
Run Time
6 min 34 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
350 feet
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Print
Genre
Form
Subject
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Distributor
Main Credits
Somersaulter, JP (is director)
Somersaulter-Moats and Somersaulter (is production company)
Additional Credits
Somersaulter Moats, Lillian (is contributor)
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