JAYNE AMARA ROSS
SHORT FILMS
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THE WOMAN WITH THE SEVERED SIDE (2005)EXPERIMENTAL FILM + INSTALLATION / 14' / HAND-PROCESSED SUPER 8 / ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK BY DAVID ROOCROFT / WITH OLGA ZEKOVA / THIS FILM HAS ALSO BEEN SHOWN AS AN INSTALLATION PIECE ENTITLED 'A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE' / WATCH TRAILER
IN THE WOMAN WITH THE SEVERED SIDE, PAIN IRRUPTS INTO THE FRAME, ALONG WITH DESIRE AND SOLITUDE, ALL THESE SEASONS THAT THE FEMALE BODY MUST SURRENDER TO. IT IS HARD NOT TO NOTICE JAYNE AMARA ROSS’ INCREDIBLE SKILL HERE, HER STRICT USE OF CELLULOID AND HANDS-ON TECHNIQUES BETRAYING AN RARE AESTHETIC RIGOUR. GABRIELA TRUJILLO     |
