Visions of Violence Teaser Trailer #1
Having a lot in common with David Holzman's Diary (1967) and inspired by both Medium Cool (1969) and the gritty gang films of the late 1970's (The Warriors, The Wanderers, Over the Edge, Boulevard Nights, Walk Proud), 'Visions of Violence' is at once a fascinating time capsule of life in the 1990's as well the ultimate video diary. While it would be nearly impossible to record every waking moment of one's life, 'Visions' succeeds in putting the pieces of a diary together, which includes four different video formats, Super 8 film, audio conversations, and still photos. Tracing a period from 1992-1998, we get an insight into what being a teen/early 20-something was really like. In a non-traditional, experimental way, the vignettes unfold to form the narrative as a cohesive whole. And that whole is one filled with everything from: hanging out with friends, vandalism, working (if you'd call it that), getting arrested, a riot, girls, and much more. At times it appears we're getting too close to the filmmaker's soul. And we are. We're seeing reality from a whole new perspective: a marriage between documentary reality and theatrical fiction. And like Medium Cool (1969), this movie is intensely American in its imagery and ambition.