In Capitalism: Slavery, Jacobs uses a Victorian stereograph (a double-photograph) of slaves picking cotton under the watchful eye of a white overseer as the source for this wrenching silent work. Through digital manipulation, Jacobs creates a haunting illusion of depth and movement. It is as if he has "entered" the image and reactivated this historical moment; he moves among the figures and isolates individuals, creating a stuttering, pulsing effect that suggests motion even as it animates stasis.
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Ken Jacobs Director
United States release April 28, 2007 · Produced in United States
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Spoken on screen
No dialogue
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United States · April 28, 2007
Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
Germany
May 8, 2007 · Premiere · Oberhausen Film Festival
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