This video introduces the films of Deborah Stratman, an experimental filmmaker and artist based in Chicago. Focusing on three films, I discuss the subjects and themes that Stratman explores through her work.

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FILMS FEATURED
In Order Not to be Here (Deborah Stratman, 2002)
Village, silenced (Deborah Stratman, 2012)
O’er the Land (Deborah Stratman, 2009)
Hacked Circuit (Deborah Stratman, 2014)
The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
Enemy of the State (Tony Scott, 1998)

Note: Stratman’s films are available to stream through Doc Alliance.
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REFERENCES
· Cotter, Holland. “ART IN REVIEW; George Kimmerling Deborah Stratman.” The New York Times. The New York Times Company, Feb. 7 2003.
· Stratman, Deborah. “The Art of Looking: an Interview with Deborah Stratman.” Interview by Mike Hoolboom. Millennium Film Journal, no. 50, 2008, pp.13 – 20.
· Stratman, Deborah. “Ji.hlava IDFF Presents: Masterclass – Deborah Stratman.” Jihlava Industry Program, Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, Oct. 27 2014, Jihlava. Masterclass, https://dafilms.com/film/9646-ji-hlav...
· Wise, Suzanne. “George Kimmerling & Deborah Stratman at Momenta Art.” Pythagoras Film. Pythagoras Film, Originally published by Williamsburg Quarterly, 2003, pp. 1 – 3.

MUSIC
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DEX 1200 – “The Great Divide”
DEX 1200 – “On Hollow Ground”
DEX 1200 – “Numfashi”

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TIMECODES
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:01 In Order Not to be Here
00:04:59 O’er the Land
00:08:53 Hacked Circuit

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