Dear Guy

“Dear Guy” dramatizes an inward and sometime romantically sentimental meditation on the relevance, remembrance and acculturation of Guy Debord’s life and works. The layered histrionics of the film engender reconsiderations of identification, moral responsibility, nostalgia and the potential of art in contemporary society. Excerpts from Debord’s memoir and fictional epistolary monologues are combined with an eclectic assortment of appropriated materials, invented leitmotifs, lecture performances, hybrid forms of the essay film, documentary and edutainment formats. “Dear Guy” drifts through a labyrinth-like montage structure that frustrates passive viewing while inviting contemplation. “DEAR GUY is an energetic response and thoughtful companion piece to Guy Debord’s work. Jeremy Todd provides the written scripts used in the film as well as references and links to Debord-related materials on the Internet at his Dear Guy blog (www.dearguyfilm.blogspot.com). This film is highly recommended and, quite frankly, often more interesting to watch than its source of original inspiration.” – Oksana Dykyj, Educational Media Reviews Online For full review, see: http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3707