Date of Award
Fall 1-13-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Film and Media Studies
First Advisor
Michael Gitlin
Second Advisor
Veronique Bernard
Academic Program Adviser
Andrew Lund
Abstract
In Order To Escort Her is a thirty-five minute hybrid-documentary in which Lila, my great-aunt, converses with her niece, my mother, about various supernatural creature encounters and spirit visitations from relatives. This is interspersed with a “visitation” from another close relative, communicating from a different time and space dimension. By weaving together supernatural stories and matter-of-fact accounts of resilience and survival, a magical world is created where boundaries between the material and the invisible realms blur. The main thematic concerns of this film are love, care, presence in joy amidst terror, and the journey of the soul.
Recommended Citation
Baglieri, Kimberly, "In Order to Escort Her" (2021). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/684
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