Passing On
- 1998
- 20m
Passing On, a lyrical, typically confessional effort that encapsulates what's preceded it. Hoolboom's dance with death — a motif acknowledged in the medieval woodcut segues between segments — resonates in double-exposed shots of anonymous people simply crossing a square, some of them "real," others shown as faint, literal "ghosts" coexisting with those still in the temporal present. In voiceover Hoolboom talks about the "conspiracy of chromosomes" that make up the human being, but the phrase is ironic; for him, nothing is more real, or human, or felt, than what that conspiracy has created.
- Director
- Mike Hoolboom
- Release date
- Mar 19, 1998
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United States, Canada
Cast of Passing On
Cast information is not available.
Passing On release dates by country
Passing On was released in cinemas on Mar 19, 1998 (United States).
| Country | In cinemas | Digital | Age rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Mar 19, 1998 (limited) | — | — |
| France | Dec 1, 1998 (limited) | — | — |
Digital = first release online to rent, buy or stream. Dates as reported to TMDB.
