The Magician's House
It Will Die Out In The Mind
How Among The Frozen Words
Kings Of The Sky
Energy Country
In Order Not To Be Here
Untied
The BLVD
From Hetty To Nancy
On The Various Nature Of Things
Waking
Palimpsest
the train from la to la
Upon a Time
My Alchemy


Filmography



Energy Country
2003, video, 14:30 minutes

Synopsis
The frenzied detritus of trading floors, smart weaponry and the religious right are woven through the petrochemical landscapes of Southeast Texas. This short video harangue questions land use policy as it serves oil industry, patriotism as it absolves foreign aggression and fundamentalism as it calcifies thinking.

Awards
Humboldt International Film Festival: Best Social Commentary, April 2004

Credits
Director, Producer, Camera, Edit, Sound Design – Deborah Stratman
Music, Sounds, Audio Mix – Jacob Ross

Reviews
“Stratman has the special gift of being poetic and concrete, impressionistic and essayist at the same time. Without problems she combines stylistic forms which exclude each other. Through her eyes, the industrial landscape of Texas is not only a pictorial but also a concrete reference to the callous way the (oil) market works.”
- Gertjan Zuilhof, Rotterdam IFF Curator

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Stavrogin: ...in the Apocalypse the angel swears that there'll be no more time.

Kirillov: I know. It's quite true, it's said very clearly and exactly. When the whole of man has achieved happiness, there won't be any time, because it won't be needed. It's perfectly true.

Stavrogin: Where will they put it then?

Kirillov: They won't put it anywhere. Time isn't a thing, it's an idea. It'll die out in the mind.
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