Heartbeat in the Brain is a 1970 documentary film produced and directed by Amanda Feilding, an advocate of trepanation.[1] It was filmed by Joseph Mellen.
| Heartbeat in the Brain | |
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 Screenshots from the film | |
| Directed by | Amanda Feilding |
| Produced by | Amanda Feilding, Joseph Mellen |
| Starring | Amanda Feilding |
| Narrated by | Amanda Feilding |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Unknown |
Summary
editIn the film, Feilding, a 27-year-old student at the time, drills a hole in her forehead with a dentist's drill. In the documentary, surgical scenes alternate with motion studies of Feilding's pet pigeon Birdie.[2]
Release and rediscovery
editIn 1978, Feilding screened the movie at the Suydam Gallery in New York. More than one audience member fainted during the climax.[1]
The 1998 documentary A Hole in the Head contains footage from Heartbeat in the Brain.[3]
The documentary, long believed to be lost, was publicly screened at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London on 28 April 2011.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Turner, Christopher (Winter 2007–08). "Like a Hole in the Head". Cabinet. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ Colton, Michael (31 May 1998). "You Need It Like... ...a Hole in the Head?". The Washington Post.
- ^ Sirius, R. U. (25 August 2010). "Fixing A Hole in the Head". h+.
- ^ "PR Talks Films Music Ourhouse 02 Feb 2011". Official Website Institute of Contemporary Arts. ICA. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.