Poster of Now

Now

Plot: Now takes on video's claims to immediacy and authenticity, as Benglis juxtaposes live performance with her own prerecorded image. The soundtrack features phrases such as "now!" and "start recording," commands that usually ground us in the present, but here serve to deepen the confusion between live signals and mediation
Release Date: Monday, January 1 1973
52 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Lynda BenglisLynda Benglis
Lynda Benglis was
31 in Now
Sat, Oct 25 1941

Crew

Portrait of Lynda BenglisLynda Benglis
Lynda Benglis was
31 in Now
as 'Director'
Sat, Oct 25 1941