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    Sink or Swim

    Su Friedrich 1990 USA Doc b/w 48min English DVD
    Through a series of twenty six short stories, a girl describes the childhood events that shaped her ideas about fatherhood, family relations, work and play. As the stories unfold, a dual portrait emerges: that of a father who cared more for his career than for his family, and of a daughter who was deeply affected by his be-havior. Working in counterpoint to the forceful text are sensual black and white images that depict both the extraordinary and or-dinary events of daily life. Together, they create a formally com-plex and emotionally intense film.

    Director

    Su Friedrich

    Su Friedrich has directed twenty-four films and videos since 1978, which have been featured in eighteen retrospectives at major museums and film festivals, including one at the Museum of Modern Art in 2007. The films have been widely screened at film festivals, universities and art centers around the world, have been extensively written about, and have won numerous awards. She currently teaches video production at Princeton University.

    Su Friedrich

    2017 I Cannot Tell You How I Feel

    2012 Gut Renovation

    2008 I From the Ground Up

    2005 Seeing Red

    2004 The Head of a Pin

    2002 The Odds of Recovery

    1997 Hide and Seek

    1993 The Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire, Too

    1993 Rules of the Road

    1991 First Comes Love

    1990 Sink or Swim

    1987 Damned If You Don't

    1985 The Ties That Bind

    1982 But No One

    1981 Gently Down the Stream

    1980 I Suggest Mine

    1979 Cool Hands, Warm Heart

    1979 Scar Tissue

    1978 Hot Water

    Su FRIEDRICH

    sufried@princeton.edu

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