A First Quarter (1975)

Using the structure of a feature film as its basic format A First Quarter adopts the principles of nouvelle vague cinema Simultaneous realities altered flashbacks and plays on time and space are all components of the form and content of this film Because it was originally shot on video then kinescoped to 16mm film A First Quarter has acquired a softened poetic look The dialogue derives entirely from the creation of the work as it is spoken and read built enacted written and painted by the players As scenarios build they appear as tropes one after another