A televisual stream of consciousness assembled from archival footage set in the Black media explosion of the 1980s. A frenetic remix of public access television, video diaries, commercial mass media, and citizen journalism sequenced as short vignettes featuring musical and poetic performance, documentation of state violence, political theater, and expressions of Black love.
Editing
Razor-sharp montage that weaponizes juxtaposition.
Direction
McCrimmon curates history like a DJ curates vinyl.
Sound
Layered audio collage—music, static, revolution.
Director
Alexis McCrimmon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1980s public access explosion gave marginalized communities broadcast power before the internet democratized media—this film excavates that radical, forgotten infrastructure.
McCrimmon's 'stream of consciousness' structure mirrors how Black memory actually works: non-linear, collective, constantly interrupted by violence and beauty in equal measure.
US
