Chasing the Dragon

a fictional autobiography in which a day from the artist’s life—filtered, edited, mediated, and performed by another actor—becomes the “ghost” of the person, a doubled identity that can never fully capture its subject. The work also conjures the spectral presence of a long-gone New York City, an uncanny body-double on the verge of austerity and collapse.

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Duration:

43 minutes

Year:

1982

Director:

Michel Auder

Cast:
Eric Bogosian

Viva

Geraldine Smith

Michael Zwack

Alice Neel

Crew:
Michel Auder

Director

Michel Auder

Writer

Eric Bogosian

Writer

Michael Zwack

Writer