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Release Year1997
Runtime0h 04m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
GenresMusic
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DirectorTerre Thaemlitz
WritersTerre Thaemlitz
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsSilent Passability (Ride to the Countryside)
About Silent Passability (Ride to the Countryside)
Deemed "too ambient for broadcast" by MTV's AMP, Thaemlitz' first video "Silent Passability (Ride to the Countryside)" contrasts cinematic footage from drag performances in upstate New York with highly processed digital audio from his CD "Couture Cosmetique" (US: Caipirinha/Japan: Daisyworld, 1997). Thaemlitz is known for her fusion of computer synthesis techniques with non-essentialist transgenderism as two methodoligies which appropriate and critically recontextualize cultural signifiers, whether they be audio sources or gender constructs. The audio for "Silent Passability" deals with fears of violence while travelling in 'passable' drag between safe zones, and Thaemlitz' unsettling compulsion to remain silent in such circumstances so as to avoid confrontation. Antithetically beatific images from the transgendered stage question posturing as a means for alieviating and/or concealing such oppressive circumstances.
Directed by Terre Thaemlitz, Silent Passability (Ride to the Countryside) leans on a strong ensemble — Lady Jane Fairchild, Darienne Lake, Aggy Dune — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about music titles of 1997.
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