A Boy’s Life (2018)

A Boy’s Life (2018) poster

Originally cast as the second part of a six-part feature Panic Bodies (1998), the original 16mm negatives were rescued courtesy of the Cinematheque Quebecoise, then rescanned, recut, and reimagined. They were shot in 1996, the year the AIDS cocktail arrived. It’s not uncommon during illness to experience one’s body grow as large as the world, here the body is figure and ground, friend and enemy, projection surface fragments, memory machine. I asked the excellent performance artist Ed Johnson if he could come by and perform in this psychodrama of loss and longing.

Director: Mike Hoolboom
Runtime: 8 min
Release Date:
Country: Canada
Language: English
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Mike Hoolboom

Frequently Asked Questions

What is A Boy’s Life about?
Originally cast as the second part of a six-part feature Panic Bodies (1998), the original 16mm negatives were rescued courtesy of the Cinematheque Quebecoise, then rescanned, recut, and reimagined. They were shot in 1996, the year the AIDS cocktail arrived. It’s not uncommon during illness to experience one’s body grow as large as the world, here the body is figure and ground, friend and enemy, projection surface fragments, memory machine. I asked the excellent performance artist Ed Johnson if he could come by and perform in this psychodrama of loss and longing.
Who directed A Boy’s Life?
A Boy’s Life was directed by Mike Hoolboom.
How long is A Boy’s Life?
A Boy’s Life has a runtime of 8m (8 minutes).
Where was A Boy’s Life produced?
A Boy’s Life was produced in Canada.