Hacked Circuit

In these post-Snowden revelation times, Gene Hackman’s Coppola-directed embodiment of surveillance expert Harry Caul is brought into pertinent resonance with the black arts of foley artist Gregg Barbanell. This choreographed portrait of the foley process reveals multiple layers of fabrication and imposition. While portraying sound artists at work, typically invisible support mechanisms of filmmaking are exposed, as are governmental violations of individual privacy. The quotations at the center of the piece further evoke paranoia, and a sense of conviction alongside a lack of certainty about what is visible.