Video Home System

‘Video Home System’ traces the convergence of popular culture and politics in Pakistan during the 1980s and 1990s. This video showcases the connections between pop culture and nationalism, and how bootleg economies kept the cinema industry alive during periods of censorship. Image description: A young man sits at a desk behind a pile of VHS tapes, illuminated by a desk lamp. The wall behind him is vivid green.

Film Maker
Bamboat, Sharlene
Year
2018
Country
Canada
Length
19
Language
English / Urdu, English & Urdu
Category
art & artists, body, Capitalism + Economics, Childhood, Culture, Essay, Families, Feminism, found footage, Gender, Geography, Identity, Immigration, LGBTQ, media studies, Memory, music, Music Video, Performance, sexuality, Work by Women, Youth
Genre
docufiction, documentary, experimental, short

Stills From Video

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