Crash test dummy. Crash test film. Both torn, beaten, released.
Blurring the divide between narrative and image, the film stock of Crash Test
is intended to mirror the emotional life of the protagonist.
The film has been ripped, scratched, improperly looped and punctured.
A great portion of the film is simply black leader, interspersed with the images
so as to create a conflict between black and white, a means for montage through flashes.
By manipulating film exposure, lighting contrasts, and conventional dialogue traditions,
Crash Test seeks to go through the projector in much the same way as its protagonist
(the crash test dummy) goes through life.
Both are strapped in place and ready to burn.

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