1997 Film Editorial note

Pain Is…

Language English

Subtitles English / French / German / Spanish

80-minute version in Les Films du Renard's Stephen Dwoskin: 14 Films, Box 1/3.

Stephen Dwoskin's essay documentary combines interviews, archival material and voice-over to examine different experiences of pain. Nawashi Murakawa contributed Japanese rope work and interviews with two women.

Rope appears within a wider inquiry into bodily experience rather than as an isolated spectacle. Murakawa's production account also documents the specialist contribution behind this experimental documentary.

Official preview for Pain Is…
Film preview via International Film Festival Rotterdam · iffr.com Image rights

People & projects

  • Stephen Dwoskin director, screenwriter and co-cinematographer
  • Ian Wiblin cinematographer
  • Anthea Kennedy editor
  • Nawashi Murakawa rope work and interviews

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