Split Decision

The story

This film is a scrambled narrative that illustrates, in soap opera fashion, life of artists in Lower Manhattan and at the same time dramatizes questions about the nature of filmic representation. Split decision is a boxing term used when the judges divide their votes in finding a winner. In this case the fight is between the two heroes of the film who are seen intermittently in a bar, negotiating a pick-up, and at home, breaking up in a domestic quarrel. The fight is also in the telling, between modes of conventional representation and modes of radical representation - between conventional continuity editing, and abstraction created through computer generated grids. The film features an appearance by Carolee Schneemann and digital imaging from before the era of personal computers.

Cast & crew

Carolee SchneemannTracy

Nicky Paraiso

Nicky ParaisoChing

Helen Prischepenko

Helen PrischepenkoAnn

Kevin Coleman

Kevin ColemanSam

Jack Shapira

Jack ShapiraBartender

Brett Sussler

Brett SusslerChic Woman

Sylvia Morales

Sylvia MoralesChic Woman

Lauren Abrams

Lauren AbramsBar Crowd

Bruce Bixler

Bruce BixlerBar Crowd

Bill BrandBar Crowd

Betzy BrombergBar Crowd

Felix Kutlik

Felix KutlikBar Crowd