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A Horse Is Not a Metaphor

2009 · 30 min Documentary
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

The filmmaker, fighting ovarian cancer, stage 3, returns to her experimental roots, in a multilayered film of numerous chemotherapy sessions with images of light and movement that take her far from the hospital bed. A a cancer ‘thriver’ rather than ’survivor’, Barbara Hammer rides the red hills of Georgia O’Keefe’s Ghost Ranch in New Mexico, the grassy foothlls of the Big Horn in Wyoming, and leafy paths in Woodstock, New York changing illness into recovery. The haunting and wondrous music of Meredith Monk underscores and celebrates in this film that lifts us up when we might be most discouraged.

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Year 2009
Country United States of America
Genre Documentary
Director Barbara Hammer
Runtime 30 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (3 votes)

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A Horse Is Not a Metaphor is an acquired taste at 5.0/10. We recommend checking the trailer and synopsis before diving in.

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A 2009 film from an era before CGI overload, with real performances that still hit hard. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.

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