IDFA 2000
Smiling in a Jar
Errol Morris
United States
2000
24 min
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
Michael Williams for Scout Productions,
David Collins,
Globe Department Store
Cinematography
World Sales
Scout Productions
Scout Productions