Movie Description
A Horse Is Not a Metaphor
(2009)Overview
The filmmaker, fighting ovarian cancer, stage 3, returns to her experimental roots, in a multilayered film of numerous chemotherapy sessions with images of light and movement that take her far from the hospital bed. A a cancer ‘thriver’ rather than ’survivor’, Barbara Hammer rides the red hills of Georgia O’Keefe’s Ghost Ranch in New Mexico, the grassy foothlls of the Big Horn in Wyoming, and leafy paths in Woodstock, New York changing illness into recovery. The haunting and wondrous music of Meredith Monk underscores and celebrates in this film that lifts us up when we might be most discouraged.
Featured Crew
- Director : Barbara Hammer
- Writer : Barbara Hammer
- Cast : Barbara Hammer
Cast
Self
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Facts
Original TitleA Horse Is Not a Metaphor
Status Released
Release Information
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2009-02-10
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 30m
Genres
- Documentary