Chick Strand’s Fake Fruit Factory (1986) [vimeo.com/10012466] is a film that can be situated in multiple strains of the avant-garde: 1. Maya Deren’s concept of film poetry 2. Structural film’s emphasis on formal rigor and attention to the material of film (David James) 3. Creative uses of sound and image relationships (Mary Ann Doane and Michel Chion) 4. An experimental documentary mode that blends representational art with metacritical form (Allan Sekula) 5. A critical ethnographic mode (Fatima Tobing Rony) In your essay, discuss two of the above strains as they pertain to Fake Fruit Factory. You should develop a strong argument that not only discusses each of these traditions in turn, but links them together in a meaningful way. How might these two categories, as they come together in Fake Fruit Factory, relate to each other? Your papers should include specific citations from the theorists mentioned above, and your discussion of their ideas should demonstrate comprehensive understanding of their positions and the contexts in which they were intervening. It is recommended that you visit the Harvard Film Archive page on Strand to become better acquainted with her work: http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2016marmay/strand.html. Though it is not required, you may use outside research. Your essay should also contain close formal analysis of the film, i.e. specific examples of shots, framing, duration, sound, and/or other technical aspects to support your points. Finally, please follow proper citation guidelines according to either MLA or Chicago guidelines.