A Horse Is Not a Metaphor

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Documentary

Overview

The filmmaker, fighting ovarian cancer, stage 3, returns to her experimental roots, in a multilayered film of numerous chemotherapy sessions with images of light and movement that take her far from the hospital bed. A a cancer ‘thriver’ rather than ’survivor’, Barbara Hammer rides the red hills of Georgia O’Keefe’s Ghost Ranch in New Mexico, the grassy foothlls of the Big Horn in Wyoming, and leafy paths in Woodstock, New York changing illness into recovery. The haunting and wondrous music of Meredith Monk underscores and celebrates in this film that lifts us up when we might be most discouraged.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: February 10, 2009
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Cast: Barbara Hammer
Director: Barbara Hammer
Writer: Barbara Hammer
Music: Meredith Monk
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt1378260