Exorcism

In this short filmed during Chung Monghongs study in the United States a giant cross hovers above as floating images of the city segue into the vast expanse on the beach where an exorcism is underway with people holding crosses and selfflagellating contrasting with the skyline on the other side of the city the nostalgia and alienation of the sojourner During the exorcism a voiceover relates the varied reactions of the bystanders What is exorcism and how do symbols sounds and imagery relate to each other In this highly experimental work Chung compares the directors montage with the process of exorcism offering an alternative interpretation and reconstruction of the films structure and narrative