![]() “Childhood” features home movie footage of children and their parents frolicking on a playground, with the monologue consisting of memories (taken from the story “Goodbye Dark Love” by Roberta Lannes, read by David Swatling) by a man about being molested by his father, and attaining transcendence upon finding the latter’s corpse. And Elizabeth Bochnak shot Andrew Witwer.” Etc.). And Judith Birnbaum shot Elizabeth Bochnak. Ballard’s short ATROCITY EXHIBITION piece “The Generations of America” (“Sirhan shot Robert Kennedy. “The Generations of America” features a guy (Kain) in a nondescript industrial setting, alternately reciting and singing the text of J.G. The second monologue, “Murder Avenue,” consists of a red screen, over which play some especially violent and misogynistic rap lyrics by Geto Boys that are “dedicated to Jeffrey Dahmer.” The first monologue, “Mother’s Day,” consists of a roving close-up of a middle aged man (actor Rodney Beddal) in prison, with voice-over dialogue by the serial killer Ed Kemper discussing his strained relationship with his mother. Outside one brief portion there is no onscreen violence. At times the monologues are spoken by the performers and at others are presented via voice-overs that have no direct connection with what we’re being shown. These “confessions” are presented in the form of mini-movies, each with its own look and style. Films like TEN MONOLOGUES FROM THE LIVES OF THE SERIAL KILLERS. Kaganof/Kerkhof’s filmography is highly uneven, filled with provocative-for-provocation’s sake cinemasturbation (see 1999’s SHABONDAMA ELEGY), but also some films that are memorable, and even brilliant in their way. It’s all tied together by the South African bred, Netherlands based underground filmmaker Aryan Kaganof, back when he was known as Ian Kerkhof. Ballard, Roberta Lannes and Henry Rollins. A 1994 “documentary” about serial killers that mixes actual confessions by mass murderers with fictional works by J.G. ![]()
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