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Smiling in a Jar
IDFA 2000

Smiling in a Jar

Errol Morris
United States
2000
24 min
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The Mütter Museum exhibits medical curios in wax or formalin. Dermatological abnormalities, cross-sections of the human head, babies in a jar and the remains of the kind of people that used to be exhibited in circuses. Director Gretchen Worden is fascinated by the beauty of her collection and hopes for the same reaction from her visitors. ‘They’re all human beings - or parts thereof.’ With black humour, she tells the stories behind some of her favourite objects.

Credits
Director
Production
    Michael Williams for Scout Productions,
    David Collins,
    Globe Department Store
World Sales
    Scout Productions
    Scout Productions