Video

The Myth of the Fishes

Rhonda Abrams

1985, 07:43 minutes, colour, English

TAPECODE 126.07

Told through operatic singing, a woman enjoys her first fishing trip, until a fish is caught and she is pressured into killing it. Fishing is a common activity that provides a rare opportunity for the hands on experience of killing.

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