''Report'' is a 1967
short (13 minute),
avant-garde
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film by
Bruce Conner
Bruce Conner (November 18, 1933 – July 7, 2008) was an American artist who worked with assemblage, film, drawing, sculpture, painting, collage, and photography.
Biography
Bruce Conner was born November 18, 1933, in McPherson, Kansas. His w ...
. It consists of found footage concerning the
assassination of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. Kennedy was in the vehicle with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy Onas ...
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Summary
A two-part meditation on the John F. Kennedy assassination that also dissects the phenomenon of the news media as a means of processing the event with recordings of said assassination and other imagery created as a method by Bruce Conner to show the effect Kennedy's death had on the public and the media.
Legacy
It is listed in the book ''
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, No-Budget Nightmares
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See also
*List of American films of 1967
This is a list of American films released in 1967.
'' In the Heat of the Night'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Box office
January–March
A-D
E-H
I-P
R-Z
Documentaries
Other
See also
* 1967 in the United Stat ...
* JFK (film)
''JFK'' is a 1991 American epic political thriller film co-written and directed by Oliver Stone. The film examines the investigation into the assassination of John F. Kennedy by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison, who came to believe ...
References
External links
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''Report'' on MUBI
Some Remarks on Bruce Conner and Report-Bright Lights Film Journal
{{Assassination of John F. Kennedy
1967 films
1967 short documentary films
1960s avant-garde and experimental films
1960s English-language films
1960s American films
Films directed by Bruce Conner
Documentary films about the assassination of John F. Kennedy
American collage films
English-language short documentary films