#11:
Jordan Lord
10 December 2020 - 6 January 2021
Location: online
Programme:
After... After... (Access), Jordan Lord, 2018
Mascara Film Club is pleased to present the second in our rolling programme of monthly online screenings, After... After... (Access) (2018) by Jordan Lord.
After…After…(Access) is an essay film that confronts questions of accessibility through an attempt to record the filmmaker’s recent open-heart surgery. The film follows the filmmaker, as they prepare for the surgery: watching medical imaging of their body with friends, revisiting a former lover, preparing for their mother to come to New York, documenting their family's arrival, and ultimately being admitted to the hospital.
Alongside this footage, the film's narration considers the relationship between showing and telling; various dimensions of access; and how access is frequently considered only after the threat of liability, in the context of both filmmaking and disability. The film prioritizes access as a precondition of the film itself; audio description and open captioning are inseparable aspects of the film.
Access Information: This video is open captioned and includes audio description in English. There is a stroboscopic effect about 8 minutes into the video.
Video courtesy of the artist.