Charles Bernstein
Jack & Kate: Jack Smith and Kate Manheim in a film by Dan Ochiva
Dan Ochiva:"The film was shot around 1982, after Richard Foreman had finished [RIchard Foreman's] Strong Medicine, where Kate wore the wedding dress she wore in the film. I didn't edit the two reels together until around 2005, adding found sound and the blue overlay. I was told that Kate and Jack had never met before, and with no script or plan, they began interacting. The film is exactly as shot in camera, without any editing. I used two rolls of Kodak 16mm Tri-X B/W film. It was never exhibited as a film, existing only in this version.