In this startling animation of Muriel Rukeyser’s “Poem (I lived in the first century of world wars),” two lives unfold in split screen, one during the tumultuous world events of 1968, the other 50 years later against a new landscape of uncertainty and ever-present digital technology. Created in partnership with Manual Cinema.
[video: A split screen of two women in shadow going about their lives, mirroring each other’s actions. The left panel in yellow tones is set in 1968, the right panel in blue tones is set in 2018. The screen occasionally becomes one in grey tones when shared imagery of protesters, world events, and cultural touchstones that link the two women’s lived experiences.]
