Synopsis
Starting with a piece of vintage porn, filmmaker Naomi Uman painstakingly removed each female figure from the footage using nail polish remover, leaving a striking absence where there's usually a fleshy presence. Uman's celebrated film is a smart retort to pornography's obsessive gaze at the female body.
removed (1999) is a 6 min animation short film by Naomi Uman. Starting with a piece of vintage porn, filmmaker Naomi Uman painstakingly removed each female figure from the footage...
Key facts
Cast
Ingrid Steeger, Hans Walter Clasen, Claus Tinney
Original language
English
First release
December 17, 1999 (United States)
Crew
Producer
Naomi Uman
Editing
Naomi Uman
Stills
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Festival History
- Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival 2019 generic
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2000 generic
- Viennale 2000 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | December 17, 1999 |
Full credits
| Director | Naomi Uman |
| Cast | Ingrid Steeger ((archive footage)), Hans Walter Clasen ((archive footage)), Claus Tinney ((archive footage)) |
| Producer | Naomi Uman |
| Editing | Naomi Uman |
| Sound | Naomi Uman |
Identifiers & sources
| IMDb | tt0285979 |
| TMDB | 152921 |
Additional data: TMDB.
