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AcclaimedfilmmakerTrinhT.Minh-haventuresintothedigitalrealmwithherstunningfeature,THEFOURTHDIMENSION,anincisiveandinsightfulexaminationofJapanthroughitsart,culture,andsocialrituals.AsisthecasewithTrinh'spreviousfilms,herfilmisamulti-layeredworkaddressingissuesarounditscentraltheme:theexperienceoftime,theimpossibilityoftruly"seeing,"andtheimpactofvideoonimage-making.<br/> THEFOURTHDIMENSIONisanelegantmeditationontime,travel,andceremonyintheformofajourney.Inherfirstforayintodigitalvideo,Minh-hadeconstructstheroleofritualinmediatingbetweenthepastandthepresent.Sheexplains,"Shownintheirwidespreadfunctionsandmanifestations,includingmoreevidentlocisuchasfestivals,religiousriteandtheatricalperformance,'rituals'involvenotonlytheregularityinthestructureofeverydaylife,butalsothedynamicagentsintheworldofmeaning."Withitslushimagery,Minh-ha'sJapanisviewedthroughmobileframes,withdoorsandwindowsslidingshut,revealingnewvistasasitblocksouttheoldlight.<br/> “TrinhT.Minh-ha’snewestessayisticworkandherfirstvideotape,cutsanintricatekeyforunlockingthiselusiveculture.Hertackfindsgreatvisualpleasureintheeveryday,composinganddecomposingthesociallandscape,whileconstructingapoeticgridoftemporalities,symbolicmeaning,andritual.InTHEFOURTHDIMENSION,Trinh’slyricalnarrationguidesusthrough‘Japan’slikeness,’theperfectedframingofthesacramentalfamiliar.”-SteveSeid