PropellorTape

PropellorTape — Plot

Documentary film footage of ground personnel starting the propeller of an American B-17 bomber is repeated in a tightly edited, rhythmic structure. The obsessive fragmentation of the young soldiers lifting the propellers renders their action an exercise in frustration; A study in memetic repetition by Klaus vom Bruch.

• Release date
• January 1, 1979
• Runtime
• 10 min
• Director
• Klaus vom Bruch