Video

Evan's Quest for Oprah

Zakary Sandler and Joshua Sandler

2010, 08:36 minutes, colour, English

TAPECODE 950.16

The Evan Trilogy is an attempt at a fusion of documentary and video art. It depicts Evan, a writer diagnosed with bipolar disorder, who has published one book to date that has never sold a single copy. The trilogy takes the form of an interactive illustration, at times resembling a therapy session, of the world of fantasy that keeps Evan afloat. In addition to conceiving of, filming, and editing the trilogy, the brothers act as facilitators, coaxing Evan out of his mostly private world, and prompting him to improvise within a preset skeleton of ideas. The comfort that is achieved with the subject is deliberate and is vital to the level of honesty reached.

The second chapter of the trilogy,
Evan's Quest for Oprah, addresses his manic fantasy regarding his career, specifically his obsession around appearing on the Oprah Winfrey Show, an event that would mark his breakthrough to the mainstream as an "unconventional celebrity." Through role-playing we lead him into his fantasy where he experiences high anxiety as if he were actually appearing on television, talking to Oprah Winfrey.

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