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Just Stand Still examines the cultural, familial, and ethical
ramifications
surrounding the placement of the artist's Chinese grandmother in an
American nursing home. With a distinctly measured and forcibly controlled
pace, Fulbeck's mixture of storytelling, textual anecdotes, and beautifully
composed images takes the viewer through the psychological dilemmas and
decisions of a young Amerasian man -- through the universal realities of
personal identity, family obligation, and elderly care.
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"Fulbeck's art work moves incisively in and around the complex
dynamics of
being an Asian American. This is at once a typically American issue
considering the diverse makeup of the population; and it is also an
individual, sometimes painfully isolating, experience."
- Allan Kaprow, Artist
"Humor disrupts and disturbs; a flickering strobe can reveal what a hard, honest spot cannot. It's a tool that Kip Fulbeck handles with a deft touch."
- Jeff Yang, The Village Voice
Running Time: 20:05 mins
Color/Black & White, NTSC
Written, Produced & Directed by Kip Fulbeck
©1990 Seaweed Productions
Distributed by Video Data Bank (312)345-3550
Electronic Arts Intermix (212) 337-0680
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Just Stand Still
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Rice Cakes
Some Questions for 28 Kisses
Asian Studs Nightmare
A Critique of Game of Death
A Day at the Fair
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