Possibly in Michigan

Possibly in Michigan is a 1983 short musical horror film created by Cecelia Condit. The music for the short film was created by Karen Skladany. The film is about two women being stalked by a man named Arthur.

Possibly in Michigan
Directed byCecelia Condit
Written byCecelia Condit
Starring
  • Bill Blume
  • Jill Sands
  • Karen Skladany
Music byKaren Skladany
Running time
12 minutes

The short film has become viral on TikTok.[1]

Cast
  • Bill Blume as Arthur.
  • Jill Sands as Sharon.
  • Karen Skladany as Janice.

History

The film received funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ohio Arts Council.[2][3] The year the film was released its final scene was shown on CBN and the 700 Club, where it was described as gay, anti-family, and anti-men.[4] A year later the short film was read as lesbianism by the National Endowment for the Arts[5] and was shown at the Museum of Modern Art.[6]

The short film first gained notoriety on social media in 2015, and has gained popularity among teens in generation Z.[7][3]

Critical analysis

Patricia Mellencamp[8] and Herman Rapaport have written about the short film.[9]

Joanne Morreale called the film an example of a revenge fantasy for feminists.[10]

Chris Straayer said the film was about male violence against women.[5]

References
  1. "Cecelia Condit's Video Art is Going Viral On TikTok - GARAGE". garage.vice.com. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  2. Peirse, Alison (2020-09-17). Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-1-9788-0513-2.
  3. Chiaverina, John (6 November 2019). "How This 71-Year-Old Video Art Pioneer Became a TikTok Star". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  4. "The art of being a provocateur". Isthmus. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  5. Straayer, Chris (1996). Deviant Eyes, Deviant Bodies: Sexual Re-orientations in Film and Video. Columbia University Press. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-231-07979-2.
  6. "MoMA TO INAUGURATE NEW VIDEO GALLERY WITH EXHIBITION OF RECENT ACQUISITIONS" (PDF) (Press release). New York: The Museum of Modern Art. The Museum of Modern Art Department of Film. April 1984. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  7. "How Cecelia Condit's Video Art Became a Viral Curse for Teens on TikTok | Frieze". Frieze. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  8. Mellencamp, Patricia (1990-09-22). Indiscretions: Avant-Garde Film, Video, and Feminism. Indiana University Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-253-11599-7.
  9. Rapaport, Herman (2018-07-05). Between the Sign and the Gaze. Cornell University Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-5017-2959-1.
  10. Morreale, Joanne (2002-12-01). Critiquing the Sitcom: A Reader. Syracuse University Press. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-8156-2983-2.
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