From the Archives of Modern Art (1987)

In this work of documentary fiction, an archivist attempts to put together the "lost years" of Eleanor Antinova, the once-celebrated black ballerina of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, when she returned to her native America to eke out a meager living in vaudeville and early cinema. Eleanor Antin uses fictional characters, autobiography, and narrative to invent histories and explore what she calls "the slippery nature of the self".

Released

1987-01-01

Genres

Comedy, Documentary, Music

Runtime

18 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Eleanor Antin