PMHx
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Best Documentary: Short2021 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition2021 / James T. Green / ShortCuts, BBC Radio 4, USA/UK
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DESCRIPTION:
The piece is titled PMHx, a medical acronym for Patient Medical History.
Years ago, a cardiologist insisted I have a loop recorder installed in my chest. The purpose was to monitor my heart. Little did they know, they created an android. This piece meditates on the history of Black bodies as vessels of experimentation, and how the melding of tech and self has a longer history than one might imagine.
This work was originally featured in the 2021 Web Showcase, a new way of celebrating all eleven Third Coast/RHDF Competition winners with in-depth materials, including comments from the judges. Plus, our first-ever list of finalists in each category.
Full Credits
PMHx was written, sound designed, scored, & performed by James T. Green. Editorial Guidance from C’ne Rohlsen, Axel Kacoutié, C.C. Paschal, Cher Vincent, Zakiya Gibbons, Veralyn Williams, & Andrea Rangecroft.
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James (@_jamestgreen) (he/they) is an audio documentarian by trade and artist by practice. They are the founder of the creative studio Molten Heart. Their works were featured in the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Mass MoCA, 99% Invisible, and Pop Up Magazine.
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