Christmas on Earth
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Christmas on Earth is an experimental 1963 underground film by avant-garde filmmaker Barbara Rubin, known for its provocative, multi-projector, sexually explicit, and psychedelic imagery that became influential in the 1960s New York art scene.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christmas on Earth canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
avant-garde film
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experimental film ⓘ underground film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Barbara Rubin’s collaboration with The Velvet Underground
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New York counterculture of the 1960s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | considered controversial on release ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Barbara Rubin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Barbara Rubin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
close-ups of bodies
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explicit sexual imagery ⓘ hand-held camerawork ⓘ improvised performances ⓘ non-narrative structure ⓘ nudity ⓘ queer themes ⓘ ritualistic imagery ⓘ |
| filmingPeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
| format | 16 mm film ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental cinema
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psychedelic film ⓘ sexually explicit film ⓘ underground cinema ⓘ |
| hasDirector | Barbara Rubin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
body and identity
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psychedelic consciousness ⓘ sexual liberation ⓘ transgression of social norms ⓘ |
| influenced |
1960s New York underground film scene
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Andy Warhol’s filmmaking circle ⓘ The Factory community ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on countercultural art
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innovative projection techniques ⓘ provocative sexual content ⓘ psychedelic visual experimentation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfMovement | 1960s New York avant-garde cinema ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | surviving prints are rare ⓘ |
| projectionStyle |
double-screen projection
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multi-projector ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| screeningContext |
loft and gallery screenings
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underground film screenings in New York ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
high-contrast black-and-white
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overlapping images ⓘ psychedelic imagery ⓘ superimpositions ⓘ |
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