the past two weeks screenings have been bizarre, but interesting. What seemed to separate Minh-ha's "Reassemblage" from a commonplace National Geographic-esque documentary was her unique editing style. She infused her personal viewpoints and commentary on the role of women in these cultures through her disjunctive editing.

I can't believe that was our last screening! Viola's films were really interesting to me, as was the interview of his that we read. Something about the ambiguity and symbolic nature of these two were reminiscent of Maya Deren's trance films we saw earlier. With the reflecting pool, I felt as if the reflection of the man in the water symbolized his soul, or inner self. It had a separate existence, yet it was still related to his physical form. His films were quiet and meditative, which I really liked.