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Resonance

Directed by Stephen Cummins1991Australia11 mins

A beautiful digital remaster and restoration by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia of this 1991 award-winning queer short film, which was included in the landmark Sundance line-up that birthed New Queer Cinema.

Beginning with a gay bashing in the backstreets of Sydney, Resonance uses gesture, dance and interior monologue to explore the repercussions of this act of violence.

A long-time Frameline Distribution represented film.

'Resonance' is screening in:

Shorts: Restorations & Revivals: The Ace of Swords

For Frameline47’s first official screening, we’re returning with brand new restorations of a pair of indispensable shorts that have played significant roles in the history of the Festival and the Frameline Distribution catalogue.

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Director
Stephen Cummins
Year
1991
Country
Australia
Running Time
11 mins
Language
English
Premiere
North American

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